Michael Blewden is an emerging contemporary New Zealand artist based in Auckland. Michael works in the nexus of figurative and abstract painting primarily through the medium of acrylic and mixed media on board and canvas. His work is held in collections throughout New Zealand.
Education
2007: Painters Progress – Outreach, Auckland.
2016: Painting 4, Browne School of Art, Auckland.
2017: Painting 4, Browne School of Art, Auckland.
2018: Visual Arts Mentoring Programme, Browne School of Art, Auckland.
Solo exhibitions
2005: Home Front: paintings by Michael Blewden, Small Dog Gallery, Depot Artspace, Auckland.
2006: New Paintings by Michael Blewden, Ice It Café, Devonport, Auckland.
2023: ‘From Within’. Railway Street Gallery and Studios. Newmarket, Auckland.
Group exhibitions
1989: Three Young Artists (Michael Blewden, Scott McFarlane, David Patterson), WSA Gallery, Hamilton.
2003: An exhibition of life drawing (Michael Blewden and Peter Miller), Outreach Gallery, Auckland.
2007: Painters Progress Group Show, Outreach Gallery, Auckland.
2016: Painting 4 Group Show, Browne School of Art, Auckland.
2017: Painting 4, Browne School of Art, Auckland.
2017: ASSEMBLY, Browne School of Art Group Show, Northart Gallery, Auckland.
2017: Urbanism – Group Show, Railway St Studios, Auckland.
2019: Visual Arts Mentoring Programme Group Show
2019: Northart Members Show, Northart Gallery, Auckland.
2020: Northart Members Show, Northart Gallery, Auckland.