Arts In The Ville

"Rebecca" at Matiatia bay for the Waiheke Islan Sculpture in The Gulf.

Jeff Thomson was born in Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand in1957.

He has worked predominantly with corrugated iron since he became a fulltime sculptor in 1986

Often working on a large scale and outdoors, his sculptures explore the

landscape they inhabit with playfulness and spontaneity

In 1995, Thomson was awarded the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at the

University of Otago, Dunedin and in 2000 he was the Tylee Cottage Artist in Residence Wanganui.

Between 2000 and 2004 a solo exhibition of Thomson’s toured Public Art Museums and Art Galleries in several German Cities including Remscheid, Berlin, Lubbecke Wuppertal and Plauen.

In 2013, The Tauranga Art Gallery instigated a nationally touring survey exhibition of Thomson’s work with the book “Corrugations- The Art of Jeff Thomson published to coincide with the exhibition.

Ten of his sculptures are part of Allan Gibb’s internationally renowned Kaipara Sculpture Park, known as “The Farm”.

Jeff Thomson is the only New Zealand sculptor to have been selected and participated in all nine of the “Sculpture on the Gulf” biennial exhibitions held on Waiheke Island. 

Thomson lives and works in Helensville, Auckland.

Jeff's Studio and workshop will be open over Labour Weekend October 26th-28th 2019 for the ARTS IN THE VILLE.