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Mark Bolland

Mark.Bolland@op.ac.nz

Mark Bolland is Principal Lecturer in Photography at Dunedin School of Art. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art, London, with an MA, he has divided his time between teaching, writing and his art practice. Mark's current photographic practice constitutes an ongoing project about image culture and the changing landscape of New Zealand. His photographs are about how experiences of this place are mediated through image and how these landscapes, their histories and people's experiences of them are commodified. He has exhibited photographic work in both the UK and New Zealand. He was a finalist in the 2016 National Contemporary Art Award at the Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand and has had solo exhibitions in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington. He has written essays for exhibition catalogues on a range of artists, including Thomas Demand & Jeff Wall and many articles for journals and magazines, including Art New Zealand, PA Magazine, Photoworks, Portfolio, Source and others. In his teaching and supervision Mark focuses on photography histories and prehistories, and photography's role in contemporary art and our digital culture.

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Bolland, M. (2017) Hierophanies and Apparitions: Some ideas toward an archaeology of the photographic. Scope Contemporary Research Topics, Art & Design, 14, November, 8-15. Double blind peer reviewed essay.

Bolland, M. (2017) New Monuments. Solo exhibition, Photospace Gallery, Wellington, March-April 2017. Selected and curated by James Gilberd, director, Photospace Gallery.

Bolland, M. (2016) The Photographer as Collector: Walker Evans and Patrick Pound Intersect at the Adam Art Gallery. Art New Zealand, #160, Summer 2016-7, pp 70-73. Edited by Art New Zealand editorial board.

Bolland, M. (2016) Sacred Valley. Finalist, National Contemporary Art Award, group exhibition, Waikato Museum, September-December 2016. http://waikatomuseum.co.nz/exhibitions-and-events/view/2145882793/2016-national-contemporary-art-award. Selected and curated by Misal Adnan Yildiz.

Bolland, M (2016) Nice Background, solo exhibition DSA Gallery, Dunedin, July 2016, Curated by Neil Emmerson

Bolland, M. (2016) Nice Background. Art and Future: Energy, Climate, Cultures, group exhibition, DSA Gallery. https://www.op.ac.nz/assets/ArtSchool/Art-and-Future-programme.pdf

Bolland, M (2016) Nice Background. 1. “Nice Background”, solo exhibition, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch, February-March 2016 curated by Warren Feeney; Dunedin School of Art Gallery, July 2016 curated by Neil Emmerson & Brick Brothers Gallery, Dunedin, October-November 2014 curated by Scotto Clarke: “Nice Background”, limited edition artist’s book & website, December 2015; Photobook New Zealand bookfair, Massey University, Wellington, March 2016

Bolland, M. (2015) Like A One-eyed Cat: Art and Photojournalism Presentation for Pecha Kucha, Dunedin Art Public Gallery, 4/10/15

Bolland, M. (2015) Folly. “Scope, Contemporary Research Topics, Art & Design 11”, November 2015, pp25-30 www.thescopes.org. Peer reviewed essay.

Lord, T & Bolland, M (2015) Totara: A conversation between Thomas Lord and Mark Bolland, June 2015 Scope, Contemporary Research Topics, Art & Design 11, November 2015, pp31-35

Bollland, M. (2015) Regeneration Art & Design: An Exhibition, Skinner Annex, Otago Museum, October 2015. Curated by Matt Galloway and Clive Humphreys

Bolland, M. (2015) Folly: A new architectural/photographic work Public Lecture, Dunedin School of Art, 23rd July 2015

Bolland, M. (2012) Cultural Cross-Pollination: Wayne Barrar’s Torbay ti kouka, Art New Zealand, Issue 142 Winter 2012. http://www.art-newzealand.com/Noarticles/issue142.html. Commissioned and edited by Art New Zealand editorial board.

Bolland, M. (2011) ‘Helen Mitchell: Fixing Shifting Identities’ ‘Helen Mitchell: Shifting Identity’, Photospace Gallery, Wellington, 19th August -12th September

Bolland, M (2011) ‘W for Window’ Critical Dictionary, David Evans (Ed.), Black Dog Publishing, London, UK, 2011, ISBN 9781907317491. pp.168-173

Bolland, M (2009) “Michael Fried’s ‘Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before’” Frieze Magazine, Issue 121, March 2009. p.40

Bolland, M. Et al. (2009) “Itchy Scratchy Picture Show” Permanent Gallery, Brighton, UK. 3rd October – 8th November 2009. Also online at http://www.permanentgallery.com/wp/?page_id=171

Bolland, M. (2009) “Naoya Hatakeyama: A Bird: Blast 130” Photoworks, Autumn/Winter 2009/10. ISSN 1742-1659. pp.50-51

Bolland, M. (2008) ‘Where Do All the Photographs Go?’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 55, Summer 2008. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.18-21

Bolland, M. (2008) ‘Fake Passion: Julian Woolatt’s The Historians’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 56, Autumn 2008. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.66-67

Bolland, M. (2008) Recent Landscapes. Bookroom Land and Space Study Day, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, April 2008, 30-minute presentation

Bolland, M (2007) ‘Splitscreens’ Critical Dictionary, Issue 10, Empire, 2007. Available online at Criticaldictionary.com/issue_10

Bolland, M. & Langford, M. (2007) ‘A Photography Timeline’ Langford’s Basic Photography, 8th Edition, Langford, Fox et al. Focal Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780240520353. pp.381-392

Bolland, M. Coutts, N. Kilsby, P. Middleton, N. Puranen, J. (2007) “Oil and Silver: 5 Dialogues Between Photography and Painting” Hoopers Gallery, London, February 2nd - March 2nd 2007.

Bolland, M. (2007) “The Decoy” Richard Page: What We Already Know, Ffotogallery, Cardiff. ISBN 9781872771687. pp.6-11

Bolland, M. (2007) ‘Some Complex Visual Codes: Walead Beshty, Anne Collier and Annette Kelm’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 53, Winter 2007. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.60-61

Bolland, M. (2007) ‘The Art of Selling Photography’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 50, Spring 2007. ISSN 1369-2224. p.7

Evans, D. Bolland, M. et al. (2006) ‘Terror.com’ Afterimage, September-October 2006

Bolland, M. (2006) ‘Paris Photo’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 49, Winter 2006. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.10-11

Bolland, M. (2006) ‘The Art of Collecting Photography’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 49, Winter 2006. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.64-65

Bolland, M. (2006) ‘Uta Barth: Subject-less Photography’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 47, Summer 2006. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.50-51

Bolland, M. (2006) “John Goto’s New World Circus” Portfolio Magazine, # 43, June 2006. ISSN 1354-4446. pp.4-11

Bolland, M. (2006) ‘The Atlas Group and Walid Raad’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 48, Autumn 2006. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.63-65

Bolland, M. (2006) ‘Signs of Passing Time: Ian Jeffrey’s Universal Pictures’ Source: The Photographic Review, Issue 46, Spring 2006. ISSN 1369-2224. pp.56-57

Bolland, M. (2006) The Scene in the Library. ‘A Case of Books': Bookroom Study Day, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, June 2006, 30-minute presentation

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