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UPCOMING EVENT!
NEW ZEALAND ART SHOW 29TH JULY - 1ST AUGUST 2010 - TSB Bank Arena - Wellington

Richard has been selected to have a feature wall at the upcoming New Zealand Art Show. You will have the opportunity to meet him in person and see a selection of his art works for sale over the three day event.

 

Special offers at present include a oil on canvas classic portraits for as little as $895:00. Check out the gallery to view examples. The oil paintings of Isabella, Karen Garner, Abdul and Levi represent the style for this type of portrait.
The size for a portrait in oil paints for $895 would be approximately 40cm x 50cm. Larger paintings with more subjects would cost more and I would be happy to come to an ammicable arrangement.

I have just completed a professional portrait for the New Zealand comedien Oscar Kightley. Look at the portrait gallery to view this work. Oscar is very happy with his painting.

In the coming months Richard is Exhibiting Work at the Royal Easter Show 2010 at the ASB Showgrounds, Auckland. He will also be showing work at this years New Zealand Art Show at the TSB arena, Wellington from the 29th of July to the 1st of August.

Richard regularly exhibits work at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Gallery in Wellington. The AUtumn Exhibition 2010 includes two of his selected works: Levi (Oil on Canvas) and Celine (Ink on Water Colour paper).

PETERS DOIG - MARLBOROUGH ART AWARDS 2010

The art work Still Life - Apples and Pears II was selected for inclusion in this years exhibtion.

DUXTON ART AWARDS 2010

Richards work was awarded the runner up prize at the Duxton Art Awards. He also received the people's choice award.

MOLLY MORPETH CANADAY ART AWARDS 2010

The portrait of Oscar Kightley achieved a Merit Award at the 2010 awards.

NORTH SHORE ART AWARDS 2009

The pen and ink drawing Koro II was selected to appear in the 2009 North Shore Art Awards. After the public vote Koro II was awarded the People's Choice Award for 2009.

TARANAKI ART AWARDS 2009

The pen and ink drawing Koro 1 will be part of the exhibition at Sandfords Event Centre fromthe 24th of October to the 7th of November 2009.

 

AFFORDABLE ART SHOW 2009

Richard will be exhibiting three works at the affordable art show in Wellington this year. This years event will be held at the TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf, Wellington. The show runs from the 31st of July to the 2nd of August, 2009.

From the 6th to the 22nd of February 2009 Richard Bigwood has work exhibited in the Wai Art Portrait Exhibition 2009 in Carterton. Richards ink and pen drawing Koro 1 was selected as runner up.


The pen and ink drawing Matriarch II was part of the official selection for the  Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards 2009 in Whakatane.

The exhibition is from the 23rd to the 26th of January at:

Whakatane War Memorial,
Short Street,
Whakatane.

 

Richard has submitted artworks into a number of Art Award Exhibitions including:

Taranaki Art Awards 2008
Sandfords Event Centre,
Tasman St, Opunake.

The exhibition will be from Wednesday October 22nd to Sunday November 2nd.

Tauranga National Art Awards
Auto Village in Hewletts Road,
Tauranga.

The exhibition will be from Monday the 10th November to Sunday 16th November.
Richard Bigwood's art work - Paradise Lost was chosen for the official selection for the Tauranga National Art Awards Exhibition.