Terry Robin George Stringer (born 3 September 1946) is a sculptor from New Zealand.
Biography
Born in
Redruth
Redruth ( , ) is a town and civil parishes in Cornwall, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. According to the 2011 census, the population of Redruth was 14,018 In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, ...
, Cornwall, England in 1946, Stringer became a naturalised New Zealander in 1979. He received a Diploma of Fine Arts from the
Elam School of Fine Arts
The Elam School of Fine Arts, founded by John Edward Elam, is part of the University of Auckland Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. It offered the first Bachelor of ...
in 1967.
Many New Zealand galleries and collections feature works by Stringer and he has completed a number of public commissions. Stringer has been the recipient of a number of New Zealand art awards and scholarships and has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Scholarship three times.
In the
2003 New Year Honours
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, Stringer was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have r ...
, for services to sculpture.
Major public commissions
Stringer has been commissioned to complete a number of sculptures for high-profile public sites. These include "The Risen Christ" (1999) in
Cathedral Square in
Christchurch
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, "
Mountain Fountain
''Mountain Fountain'' is a public sculpture located in the Parnell, New Zealand, Parnell suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It was designed by Terry Stringer and depicts a bronze Cubist volcano thrusting up from a concrete base, with streams of ...
" outside The
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland. The current main church ...
, and "The World Grasped" (2006) in
Newmarket.
Zealandia Sculpture Garden
In 2001 Stringer established Zealandia Sculpture Garden at his home in
Mahurangi. The garden is open to the public and contains a variety of Stringer's sculptures, together with works by fellow sculptors.
References
External links
Te Papa collections profileInterview with Terry Stringeras conducted by Doctor Mark Stocker for the
Cultural Icons project. Audio and video.
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1946 births
Living people
People from Redruth
English emigrants to New Zealand
Elam Art School alumni
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
20th-century New Zealand sculptors
20th-century New Zealand male artists
21st-century New Zealand sculptors
21st-century New Zealand male artists