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Profile and About Fiona Maclean
About the Artist
Fiona Maclean is a New Zealand born Artist and Painter.
Winning a place to study at New York's prestigious Parsons School of Art, Fiona moved to the big apple in 2005. Majoring in Painting in the Fine Arts Faculty.
While studying at the prestigious Parsons School of Art and Design Fiona’s career was cut tragically short. At an extremely young age Fiona became a widow. Her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer (in 2005) and in the time leading up to his death Fiona dedicated her own life to her husband’s care. Her artistic pursuits went on hold. The loss of her husband meant that it would be another almost 6 years before Fiona eventually found the courage and inspiration to pick up where she felt she’d left off. Since then she has continued to paint and illustrate professionally and exhibit.
ARTIST STATEMENT
As an artist I’m fascinated by capturing the fleetingness of youth, beauty and sexuality and the elusiveness of these particular elements. Perhaps it’s because I became a widow at such a young age (my husband having passed away in his early thirties) that I now try to depict eternal youth on canvas. My young subjects represent the longing for my youth and the innocence that was so cruelly ripped away from me at such a tender age. They evoke the free spirit that I once was and the carefree attitude that you can never quite return to after such a tragedy.
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Education
1995 - 1998 Elam Art School, Auckland, New Zealand (BFA, Fine Art).
2001 - Auckland Tech Institute, Auckland, NZ(Graphic Art & Design Cert).
2005 - Parsons School of Art & Design, New York, USA (Fine Art)
History
Fiona's career developed after studying Fine Arts at Elam Art School in New Zealand and then Graphic Arts & Design at Auckland Technical Institute.
Winning a place to study at New York's prestigious Parsons School of Art, Fiona moved to the big apple in 2005. Majoring in Painting and Illustration in the Fine Arts Faculty
While studying at the prestigious Parsons School of Art and Design Fiona’s career was cut tragically short. At an extremely young age Fiona became a widow. Her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer (in 2005) and in the time leading up to his death Fiona dedicated her own life to her husband’s care. Her artistic pursuits went on hold. The loss of her husband meant that it would be another almost 6 years before Fiona eventually found the courage and inspiration to pick up where she felt she’d left off.
She currently resides between Sydney & New York.
The Paintings & Artwork of Fiona Maclean has been exhibited in Australia & New Zealand and hangs in numerous private collections.
Residencies
SVA (School of Visual Arts) Summer Residency – Painting - 2010
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2001 ‘Bondi Dreaming’ (Solo Exhibition) – Bondi Pavilion, Sydney AU
2002 ‘Group exhibition’ – Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney, AU
2003 ‘Group Exhibition’ – ‘Private Gallery’, Surry Hills, Sydney, AU
2010 – SVA New York exhibition, New York.USA
2011 – Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1717 Troutman studios.- open studios exhibition
Published work
2004 – ‘Imagemakers – Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration’
2006 – ‘Big Book of Fashion Illustration’
2011 - ‘Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration’
