Paul Dibble
Paul Dibble | |
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| Born | Paul Hugh Dibble 20 March 1943 Thames, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Elam School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | New Zealand War Memorial, London |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Patricia Burke (d. 1983) 2. Fran McIntosh (m. 1985) |
Paul Hugh Dibble MNZM (born 20 March 1943) is a New Zealand sculptor.
Biography
Born in Thames on 20 March 1943 and raised on a farm in Waitakaruru on tha Hauraki Plains[1], Dibble was educated at Thames High School. He trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland from 1963, graduating with a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours in 1967.[2]
Dibble was appointed to lecture painting and sculpture at the Palmerston North College of Education in 1977.[2] Between 1997 and 2002 he lectured in art at Massey University.[3] He has produced a wide range of pieces and has mounted many one-man exhibitions beginning with the Barry Lett Gallery in Auckland in 1971.[3] In 2000 he established his own bronze foundry for larger works, and is one of a small number of New Zealand sculptors who does his own large-scale casting.[4]
He received grants from the QEII Arts Council in 1979 and 1985, and held a residency at the Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt in 1987–88.[3] Dibble was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts in the 2005 New Year Honours,[5] and in 2007 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree by Massey University.[6]
Dibble's work is held in public collections in New Zealand, including that of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[7] the Dowse Art Museum, Te Manawa in Palmerston North, and the Christchurch Art Gallery.[3]
In 2016, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the of Otago, the Stuart Residence Halls Council gifted Paul Dibble's sculpture "Pathways"[8].
In May 2018, his sculpture The Garden 2002, was unveiled in Havelock North by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.
Notable commissions
Gallery
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New Zealand War Memorial, London -
One of Dibble's Swimmers in Space in front of the Dowse Art Gallery -
Kowhai, by Dibble, 2011
Further reading
- Dibble, Fran; Dibble, Paul (2012). Paul Dibble: The Large Works. New Zealand: David Bateman. ISBN 9781869538194.
- Cook, Jeanette (2006). Paul Dibble. New Zealand: David Bateman. ISBN 9781869536527.
- Cook, Jeanette (2001). Paul Dibble. New Zealand: David Bateman. ISBN 1869535073.
- "An Interview with Sculptor Paul Dibble". tvnz.co.nz. Television New Zealand. 2012.
- "Paul Dibble: The Large Works – review". New Zealand Listener. 2012.
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References
- ^ "Paul Dibble | Milford Galleries Dunedin". www.milfordgalleries.co.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
- ^ a b c d "Paul Dibble" (PDF). Gow Langsford Gallery. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Paul Dibble at the Gow Langsford Gallery". gowlangsfordgallery.co.nz. 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2005". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Honorary graduates". Massey University. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Dibble, Paul at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Otago, University of. "Major artwork unveiled". University of Otago. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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