JADE TOWNSEND
Solo
upcoming: Te Moana-a-Kiwa, Objectspace, Tāmaki Makaurau, NZ, 2021
upcoming: Panic Buy, RM Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau, NZ, 2021
Ā muri atu : A colaborative show with Emiko Sheehan) RAMP, Hamilton, NZ, 2021
HOMESICK/SICKHOME, Page Galleries, Wellington, NZ, 2020
ALL THE RAGE, Millers O'Brien, Wellington, NZ, 2019
Designer Island, ENA, Wellington, NZ, 2018
R.I.P. Kirks, Precinct 35, Wellington, NZ, 2016
Shopping and Other Rituals, Pataka Musuem & Art, Porirua, NZ, 2016
Singles Day, 30Upstairs Gallery, Wellington, NZ, October 2015
Typical Relics, Enjoy Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 2015
Typical Relics, IT Beijing Market, Beijing, China, 2014/15
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE COME WRAPPED IN CELLOPHANE, Toi Pōneke, Wellington, NZ, 2014
Put those curls away you’re a Policewoman now, Willis York, Wellington, NZ, 2013
GOOD NEWS FOR HARRASSED HOUSEWIVES, Artstation, Auckland, NZ, 2013
Let me remind you what to fear, Artist in Residence, 30 Upstairs, Wellington, NZ, 2012
The Stories We Tell Ourselves, The Shop, Kendal Rise, London, UK, 2011
Group
He Taura Here, Laree Payne, Kirikiriroa, NZ, 2021
Mood Machine, Current, NZ, 2018
London Intensive, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK, 2017
Dark Objects, The Dowse, NZ, 2017
Visiting Asia, Te Tuhi, Auckland, NZ 2015/6
Imagine Asia, Pataka Museum, Porirua, NZ, 2015
The Yellow Ones Are Mine, Intelligentsia Gallery, Beijing, China, 2015
8, 2, 1, I WE’RE THEM, Wellington, NZ, 2013
Remake: Emerging Artists, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, NZ, 2013
Installations/Collaborations
Chinese Zodiac Arts Trail, Pōneke, 2021
End-user, SCOTTIES, Auckland, 2016
Cable Car Cabinet Project, Wellington City centre, NZ, 2015
Westpac Stadium Mural Project, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, NZ, 2015
Frozen Sneakers, Wakefield Hotel, Wellington, NZ, 2012
Alice in Wonderland, Harry’s, Seatoun, Wellington, NZ, 2012
French Boudoir, Harry’s, Seatoun, Wellington, NZ, 2012
Buller’s Birds, Te Papa, Wellington, NZ, 2012
Casely-Hayford SS12, HOSTEM, London, UK, 2011
Travelling Band Window, Hermes, All UK stores, 2010
Shell Bikes Window,Hermes, All UK stores, 2010
Carousel Horses Window, Hermes, All UK stores, 2010
Residencies
upcoming: Artspace, Tāmaki Makaurau, NZ, 2021
Hauhake, Objectspace, Tāmaki Makaurau, NZ, 2020
London Summer Intensive, Slade School of Art with Camden Arts Centre, London, 2017
WARE Asia New Zealand Foundation Artist in Residence, Beijing, China, 2014
30 Upstairs Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 2012
Grants
Emerging Artists Grant, New Zealand 2015
Asia New Zealand Residency Grant (WARE), New Zealand, 2014
Wellington City Council Arts Grant, New Zealand, 2014
Emerging Artists Grant, New Zealand, 2014
Catalogues & Press
Lodestar Anthology, 2017
Wellington Woman, 2017
Fashion Quarterly, 2017
The Pantograph Punch, Wānanga kōrero: Our mana is inherent, 2017
Art Zone, no69, 2017 (pg 26-27)
Art New Zealand, Foreign Bodies, Emma Ng, 2015
Typical Relics, Kerry-Ann Lee commissioned by Enjoy Gallery, 2015
Imagine Asia, Catalogue, Pataka Art + Museum, 2015
The Yellow Ones are Mine Exhibition Catalogue 47, 2015
Other: China Vogue, Harpers Bazaar Art, GQ, Wallpaper
Education
BA Hons: Fine Art-Painting: Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, 2010
Diploma in Fine Art : Liverpool Community College, 2007