Tim Chadwick
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Tim Chadwick was a New Zealand
artist, motoring enthusuast and author. His mixed media
paintings have been exhibited at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
, New Plymouth
, the Manawatu Art Gallery in Palmerston North
, and dealer galleries in Auckland
and Wellington
, as well as at the Lincoln Center, New York
and in Australia
and the United Kingdom
. His paintings are held in the Massey University
collection, the James Wallace collection of New Zealand art and several private collections in San Francisco, Melbourne, London and throughout New Zealand.
Chadwick had also had more than a dozen non-fiction books published, including Tractors in New Zealand and Saloon Motorsport in New Zealand. He turned to writing after suffering "artist's block", and his first books featured paintings of the cars they discussed. He also wrote for NZ Classic Car magazine
, a local New Zealand newspaper and occasionally New Zealand Truck and Driver magazine. His artwork often has crossovers with his motoring writing, for example, a major series of work created in the late-1980s and early-1990s was painted on second hand car bonnets (hoods). A recent work features Abel Tasman
, an Austin Tasman car and the now extinct Thylacine
(Tasmanian Tiger).
, South Taranaki in 1962.
In his formative art years Chadwick was taught by artists Cliff Whiting
, Paul Dibble and Frank Davis.
In the early 1990s he led a group known as the Scarecrow Committee who unsuccessfully campaigned to prevent KFC
from bulldozing the Hawera house of New Zealand author Ronald Hugh Morrieson
and replacing it with a fast food outlet. This is detailed in Julia Millen's book, Ronald Hugh Morrieson: A Biography. In 2008 Chadwick set foot in the Hawera KFC outlet for the first time since the Morrieson house campaign of the early 1990s,at Hawera, to read a chapter from The Scarecrow by Ronald Hugh Morrieson as part of artist Liz Allens 'One Day Sculpture' art happening.
On the 9 September 2009 ( 09 09 09 )Tim Chadwick released his own CAL postage stamp
through New Zealand
Post Ltd, a stamp known as the 'Pink Beetle Post' stamp, featuring a pink Volkswagen
Beetle car. Only 1000 stamps were ordered and printed. Some were used on Chadwick's official First Day Cover ( FDC) which featured his caricature of pink beetle insects and a pink Beetle car.
Chadwick had two children and lived in New Plymouth
. He taught art at Inglewood High School in Taranaki. He was killed on 17 March 2010 when his car failed to take a bend on State Highway 3 near Piopio
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
artist, motoring enthusuast and author. His mixed media
Mixed media
Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.There is an important distinction between "mixed-media" artworks and "multimedia art". Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct...
paintings have been exhibited at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. The gallery receives core funding from the New Plymouth District Council....
, New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, the Manawatu Art Gallery in Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
, and dealer galleries in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
and Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, as well as at the Lincoln Center, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. His paintings are held in the Massey University
Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...
collection, the James Wallace collection of New Zealand art and several private collections in San Francisco, Melbourne, London and throughout New Zealand.
Chadwick had also had more than a dozen non-fiction books published, including Tractors in New Zealand and Saloon Motorsport in New Zealand. He turned to writing after suffering "artist's block", and his first books featured paintings of the cars they discussed. He also wrote for NZ Classic Car magazine
NZ Classic Car magazine
NZ Classic Car is a monthly automotive magazine and website that covers all things related to classic and historic cars, events, clubs, and related car culture in New Zealand and to a lesser extent Australia....
, a local New Zealand newspaper and occasionally New Zealand Truck and Driver magazine. His artwork often has crossovers with his motoring writing, for example, a major series of work created in the late-1980s and early-1990s was painted on second hand car bonnets (hoods). A recent work features Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC . His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands...
, an Austin Tasman car and the now extinct Thylacine
Thylacine
The thylacine or ,also ;binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or the Tasmanian wolf...
(Tasmanian Tiger).
Life
Chadwick was born in HaweraHawera
Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight, 75 kilometres south of New Plymouth on State Highway 3 and 20 minutes' drive from Mount Taranaki/Egmont.It is also on State Highway 45,...
, South Taranaki in 1962.
In his formative art years Chadwick was taught by artists Cliff Whiting
Cliff Whiting
Dr Cliff Whiting, ONZ is a New Zealand Maori artist, heritage advocate and teacher. Whiting was born and raised in Te Kaha, New Zealand and is a member of the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe.-Career:...
, Paul Dibble and Frank Davis.
In the early 1990s he led a group known as the Scarecrow Committee who unsuccessfully campaigned to prevent KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
from bulldozing the Hawera house of New Zealand author Ronald Hugh Morrieson
Ronald Hugh Morrieson
Ronald Hugh Morrieson of Hawera, Taranaki was a novelist and short story writer in the New Zealand vernacular. He earned his living as a...
and replacing it with a fast food outlet. This is detailed in Julia Millen's book, Ronald Hugh Morrieson: A Biography. In 2008 Chadwick set foot in the Hawera KFC outlet for the first time since the Morrieson house campaign of the early 1990s,at Hawera, to read a chapter from The Scarecrow by Ronald Hugh Morrieson as part of artist Liz Allens 'One Day Sculpture' art happening.
On the 9 September 2009 ( 09 09 09 )Tim Chadwick released his own CAL postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
through New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Post Ltd, a stamp known as the 'Pink Beetle Post' stamp, featuring a pink Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
Beetle car. Only 1000 stamps were ordered and printed. Some were used on Chadwick's official First Day Cover ( FDC) which featured his caricature of pink beetle insects and a pink Beetle car.
Chadwick had two children and lived in New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
. He taught art at Inglewood High School in Taranaki. He was killed on 17 March 2010 when his car failed to take a bend on State Highway 3 near Piopio
Piopio, New Zealand
Piopio is a small town in the Waitomo District. Situated on State Highway 3 approximately 23km from Te Kuiti.-External links:* *...
.