Investigations 101, Jill Kennedy
with drawing by Mark Braunias, sound design: John Payne
27 February – 7 June
AV Gallery
Investigations 101 takes inspiration from drawings by Mark Braunias – with animations by Jill Kennedy and sound design by John Payne. Drawing is a major part of Braunias’ practice. His drawings are likely to number in the many hundreds, showing his industry as a long-standing artist. This exhibition brings his drawings to ‘life’ as moving image, all animated by Jill Kennedy. Kennedy has formed a long-standing collaboration with Braunias producing several works since 2007. Movement of line and shape is further enhanced by John Payne’s sound design. The drawings are transformed to wondrous effect – rhythmic beats, humour, the actual and imaginary.
Mark Braunias
Mark Braunias is a New Zealand based artist who has exhibited extensively over the past 30 years. He graduated with a BFA from Canterbury University, Ilam School of Fine Arts, Christchurch in 1988. He was the inaugural winner of the Paramount Award in 1992 (Wallace Art Awards) and received a Wallace/Fulbright scholarship to complete an artist residency at Headlands Center For The Arts in San Francisco during 2011. Braunias has also completed artist residencies at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery (2002), William Hodges Fellowship, Invercargill (2005), Tylee Cottage, Whanganui (2007) Hamilton Girls and Hamilton Boys High Schools (2017), Dunedin School of Art (2019).
Jill Kennedy
Jill Kennedy was born in 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1982 her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. For the most part she has been living in Auckland where she graduated from a Graduate Diploma In Design in 2006. Prior to this Jill completed a Bachelor of Design majoring in Painting in 2002. During her studies in 2006 Jill produced her first short film Neuro-Economy, an experimental animation to an audio recording found on a telephone answering machine. Jill has exhibited work at Public Galleries, Institution Galleries, Dealer Galleries and Artist Run Spaces in New Zealand and America. Jill’s animated work has screened at International Film Festivals around the world, including Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto.
John Payne
John Payne is a designer, animation director, musician and composer with a wide range of experience in broadcast television, graphic design, and music production. His work in long-form animation with leading companies (Weta Workshop, Nelvana) saw him directing and supervising in animation studios throughout New Zealand and South Asia. He is currently based in the sunny north of New Zealand and has recently published his first novel.
