Neon Parc acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung as the Traditional Owners and sovereign custodians of the Country on which we operate. We pay our deepest respects to their Elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
‘Pharmacy’, Temporary Site (facilitated by the Enjoy Project) Wellington
‘Office/Space (With Doug Kelaher)’, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin
‘The Museum of X and Dolphins and some of Steve’s stuff’, Lift Space, High Street Project,
Christchurch Ready-mades and found objects of profound mythological importance (with Eddie
Clemens), Moving Image Center, Auckland
2000
‘A Winter Garden, The Physics Room’, Christchurch Observation Deck, Enjoy Project, Wellington
Nowhere, High Street Project, Christchurch
1999
‘Inhibitor’, SWA*B studios, Christchurch
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
‘On the table: Artists in the Jim Barr and Mary Barr collection’, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New
Zealand
2021
‘Dungeon and Meadow’, Melbourne, Australia
‘ALIVE INSIDE’, Neon Parc, Melbourne, Australia
‘Encapsulated’, Caves, Melbourne, Australia
‘The Historical Gesture’, Robert Heald, Wellington, New Zealand
2018
‘The Mechanic part 2’, Neon Parc, Melbourne, Australia
‘Spring 1883’, Neon Parc, Melbourne, Australia (group)
‘High Windows’, Robert Heald Wellington, New Zealand (group)
‘Abject Failures’, Hastings City Art Gallery, New Zealand, curated by Chloe Geoghegan (group)
‘Space Suit’, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand, curated by Lucy Hammonds (group)
‘Weaponry’, Temporary Site, Melbourne, Australia, curated by Gian Manik and Christopher L G Hill
(group)
2017
‘Game’, Bowerbank Ninow, Auckland, New Zealand
2016
‘Light Switch and Conduit’, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
‘Bilder Bilder’, Neon Parc, Melbourne, Australia
‘Jim Allen, Dan Arps, Stella Corkery, Michael Lett’, Auckland, New Zealand
2015
‘Necessary Distraction: A painting show’, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland
‘Occasional Table’, TG, Nottingham, United Kingdom
2014
‘Kicking Against the Pricks’, Michael Lett, Auckland
2013
‘Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas’, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Porous
‘Moonlight’, Papakura Art Gallery, Auckland
2012
‘Letter from Alice May Williams’, Michael Lett, Auckland
2011
‘Local Knowledge’, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2010
‘Everything is near and inflorescent, forever and present’, Michael Lett, Auckland A Rock That Was
Taught It Was A Bird, Artspace, Auckland
‘Modern Arrangements with The Estate of L. Budd’, Michael Lett, Auckland
The Walters Prize, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland
‘Unpacking My Library’, Te Tuhi, Auckland
2009
‘Cross Colouring’, Hell Gallery, Melbourne Angels & Demons, Michael Lett, Auckland ART LA Art Fair,
Los Angeles, USA
2008
‘Gallery Artists and Special Guests’, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney Tokyo 101 Art Fair, Neon Parc, Tokyo,
Japan
2007
‘Arps’, Teague, Georgetti, Michael Lett, Auckland
‘Existence’, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
‘The Shining Path’, Carlton Club and Studios, Melbourne Slowing Down, Glen Eira City Council
Gallery, Melbourne
‘I DIG YOUR VOODOO’, Joint Hassles, Melbourne Omnipresents, Gertrude Contemporary Art
Spaces, Melbourne
2006
‘One for the Other’, TCB inc. Melbourne
‘Local Transit’, Artspace, Auckland
‘Silver Clouds’, Next Wave Festival Container Village, Melbourne Silver Clouds, CLUBSproject,
Melbourne
‘Super Natural’, The Physics Room, Christchurch
2005
‘Picking Favourites’, Enjoy, Wellington
‘Bring Your Caddy’, Elam Masters 05, Stanbeth House Gallery, Auckland
‘Waikato Contemporary Art Awards Finalists exhibition’, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton
2004
‘Remember New Zealand’, 2004 Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil
‘Ampersand’, temporary site, Part of the 2004 Art and Industry Biennial, Temporary Site, Christchurch
‘Cuckooborough’, West Space, Melbourne
‘Telecom Prospect 2004’, Wellington City Art Gallery, Wellington
2003
‘Wonderland’, Artspace, Auckland
‘Cuckoo Retrospective’, New Rooseum Critical-Studies Test-Site, Malmö, Sweden Arcadia, Govett
Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
‘Put out more flags’, Cuckoo at the Moving Image Center, Auckland
‘Downtown Frown’, Special, Auckland
2002
‘Break’, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth SWA*B presents: Flying High, Temporary Site
2001
‘Fuse’, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin
‘Thrash’, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide
‘Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’, CoCA, Christchurch
‘The Argonaut’, Linwood Community Art Center, Christchurch
Collections
The Wallace Trust Collection
Chartwell Collection
Private collections in Australia, Germany, New Zealand and United States.
(close)Installation view, 'Walls to Live Beside, Rooms to Own: The Chartwell Show', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022. Photo courtesy Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022.Dan Arps, Deep Thought, 2015, Satin print ed 1/ 5, 180 x 120 cmDan Arps,
Charlie Sheen,
2011,
Epoxy resin, PVC, false fingernails, acrylic paint,
31 x 39 cmDan Arps,
Floral Arrangement (Piglet),
2016,
Polyurethane, paint,
82 x 83 cmDan Arps, Crayzee Daizee (Chrome), 2018, Polyurethane and paint with aluminium support, 45 x 62 cmDan Arps,
Grid Study (Marle),
2016,
Polyurethane, paint,
88 x 91 cmDan Arps,
Tree Study (Evil Olive),
2016,
Polyurethane, paint
93 x 100 cmInstallation view, Dan Arps, 'Freedom Farmers', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2013.Installation view, Dan Arps, 'Freedom Farmers', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2013.Dan Arps, 'Composition with blind (brown bronze)', 2019. Bronze, brown patina, 24.5 x 34.5 cm.Dan Arps, 'Figure Study (Larger)', 2019. Epoxy putty, 3D printed PLA, acrylic paint, 26 x 18 x 30 cm.Installation view, 'Walls to Live Beside, Rooms to Own: The Chartwell Show', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022. Photo courtesy Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022.Installation view, 'Walls to Live Beside, Rooms to Own: The Chartwell Show', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022. Photo courtesy Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2022.Dan Arps,
Double Pikachu,
2015,
Satin print ed 1/ 5,
180 x 120 cmDan Arps, Plastic Mouth Feel, Installation view, 2015John Nixon,
2011 - 2015,
Acrylic, enamel, oil, stickers on four canvases,
63 x 73 cmDan Arps,
Bad Synaesthesia (detail),
2006 – 2015,
Mixed media, 13 objectsDan Arps,
Bad Synaesthesia (detail),
2006 – 2015,
Mixed media, 13 objectsDan Arps, Baffling (Chrome), 2018, Polyurethane and paint with aluminium support, 62 x 105 x 15 cmInstallation view, Dan Arps, 'Tower block/Cell Block/Rehab/Daycare', from 'Freedom Farmers', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2013.Installation view, Dan Arps, 'Freedom Farmers', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2013.