Born in Auckland in 1943, Frizzell studied at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts between 1960 and 1963. After a successful career as a commercial artist in advertising, Frizzell has developed a significant position in the fine art world. Drawing on his interests in pop culture and consumerism Frizzell’s work often has a humorous and iconoclastic edge. His work is represented in the collections of most public galleries in New Zealand.
Biography
Education
1964
Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University, Christchurch
Exhibitions (selected)
2017
Selected works on Paper, Solander Gallery, Wellington
Something to Behold!, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
2016
Escape from Salvation Part III: The Dick Frizzell Group Show, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Selected Works, Milford Galleries, Queenstown
2015
Paper Trail, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
Artist’s Proof, MTG Hawke’s Bay, Napier
When Tom and Elizabeth Took the Farm, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
2014
Down the Road, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
2013
The Dance of Hooligans, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Dick Frizzell Exhibition, Old Government House, University of Auckland, Auckland
2012
Painting the Hunt, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
Grand Central, Milford Galleries, Queenstown
2011
Rugby, Rhyming and Here, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Selected Paintings 1981-2009, Milford Galleries, Queenstown
2010
The Gloves are Off, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Works on Paper, Milford Galleries, Dunedin
2009
Talking to Things, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
Treasures from a Skull Cave, Black Barn Art Gallery, Hawke’s Bay
2008
Walking Back to Happiness, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
2006
An Event of One: Dick Frizzell in Antartica, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
2004
The Pumpkin is a Red Herring, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
2003
Please Keep Us Safe While We Sleep by the Fire, Hawke’s Bay Art Museum, Napier
2002
Pleased to Remember, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
What is This, Gow Langsford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
2001
Welcome to Sunny Hawke’s Bay, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
2000
Home Truths, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1999
Exhibition of Paintings, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
1998
Patched Up, Andrew Jensen Gallery, Wellington
What I am (The Junk Mail Narratives), Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
1997
Dick Frizzell: Portrait of a Serious Artiste, City Gallery Wellington, Auckland Art Gallery, and Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Vanity, Vanity, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Popova to Remuera, John Leech Gallery, Auckland
Summer Muster, Andrew Jensen Gallery, Wellington
Construction from Freedom, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
Lost and Found, Lesley Kriesler Gallery, New Plymouth
1996
Line and Point, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
Ambitious Objects, Andrew Jensen Gallery, Wellington
1995
P.O.P. Past on Paper, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Hoi Te Toi Te, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
1994
No Figure Necessary, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
European Descendant, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1993
Hook, Line, and Sinker, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
The Agua Amarga Suite, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
1992
South Island Landscapes, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Tiki: Works on Paper, Salamander Gallery, Arts Centre, Christchurch
Tiki, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
1991
What’s the Big Idea?, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
South Island Landscapes, CSA Gallery, Christchurch
1990
Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Big Paintings, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Images for Lovers, Works on Paper Gallery, Auckland
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