Greta Menzies is an artist living in Pōneke/Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand, with her partner and three children. Her multidisciplinary practice sits at the intersection of art and design.
Recent work explores a fascination with the psychology of belief, absurdist philosophy, and meaning-making, working in a variety of media including clay, textiles, painting, and video.
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Interview: Design Assembly - 5 minutes with Greta Menzies
Profile: Te Papa Blog - The Work of Greta Menzies
Qualifications
2016 Master of Design Hons. first class
2011 Bachelor of Design Hons. Textiles
Awards / Scholarships / Residencies
2021 Toi Poneke public art comission
2019 EAT Emerging Artist Trust Grant for solo show
2017 ECC NZ Design/Craft Awards: Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Award
2016 Open Source award: Open Source in the Arts category winner (for Make/Use project)
2016 BEST award: Bronze (for Make/Use project)
2015 Objectspace Gallery Designer in Residence
2015 Massey Masterate Scholarship
2014 Occupation: Artist Studio Residency
2012 Design Institute of Australasia (DIA) AGOTYA Award for Textile Design 2012
2011 Athfield Architects Award: Outstanding Achievement in Textile Design 2011
2011 Massey Scholar -Academic Excellence Scholarship
2011 Summer Scholarship: research assistant to Dr Jessica Payne 2011
Exhibitions
2021 Help Yourself - Enjoy Contemporary Art Space - group
2021 Hey Freaks - The See Here
2020 Ascention - Twofiftyseven group show
2020 Blue Banners - The See Here
2019 See it Like This - Toi Pōneke
2019 Alreadyinsideyou - The See Here
2018 NATUR - The See Here
2017 Alter(ed) Egos excerpts - Dirt Gallery
2017 Conversational Skins - Masters work, Massey University
2017 EPISODE - Collaboration with Russell Kleyn - 'Hyperreal' group show, Silo 6, Auckland
2015 Make/Use (group) - Objectspace Gallery
2014 YESYES - Occupation: Artist Studio Residency show
2014 Alter(ed) Egos - ShapeShifting, Transformative Paradigms in Fashion & Textile Design, AUT
2013 Self Portrait - LightBox, Thistle Hall