Victoria McIntosh

Assorted Baggage: Evening bag with tassel
Assorted Baggage: Evening bag with tassel, 2021
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The Desserts of Discontent: Cake I
The Desserts of Discontent: Cake I, 2023
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The Desserts of Discontent: Cake II
The Desserts of Discontent: Cake II, 2023
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The Desserts of Discontent: Cake III
The Desserts of Discontent: Cake III, 2023
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The Desserts of Discontent - Cake IV
The Desserts of Discontent - Cake IV, 2024
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The Desserts of Discontent - Cake V
The Desserts of Discontent - Cake V, 2024
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The Desserts of Discontent - Cake VI
The Desserts of Discontent - Cake VI, 2024
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Assorted Baggage: Hand bag with Doily
Assorted Baggage: Hand bag with Doily, 2024
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Empty Vessel
Empty Vessel, 2019

Victoria McIntosh: Statement

I now have quite the collection of old underwear, foundation garments and petticoats – my studio is awash with shades of beige in every imaginable manmade fibre.  My response remains the same with each new discovery – one of discomfort and unease and yet I am still drawn to them.

These objects are designed with the sole purpose of control, whether sucking you in or padding you out they are sold on the promise of achieving the current beauty standard of the day – an impossible moving hierarchy of shape, size and shade

These discarded undergarments in all their synthetic nastiness — challenge me – they challenge my relationship with my own body and society’s relationship with the less than perfect body. And they are also kind of funny and as well as sad — and with that comes the challenge of transforming them into something else again – with a new story to tell.

Victoria McIntosh: Bio

Based in her hometown Ōtepoti, Victoria McIntosh stitches together contemporary jewellery, sculpture and assemblage. A collector by nature, she is drawn to objects that carry a sense of history, whether real or imagined.

Her practice combines vintage textiles and metalware to explore ideas around adoption, body image and autonomy.

Victoria has graduated twice from the Dunedin School of Art, firstly in 1991 with a DFA in printmaking and again in 2005, with a BFA in Jewellery and Metalsmithing.

Victoria was the Caselberg Artist in Residence, 2017. She has exhibited throughout Aotearoa and abroad, including Schmuck 2016. Victoria’s work is held in the collections of Te Papa Tongarewa, The Dowse Art Museum, Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum, Tūhura Otago Museum and Uare Taoka o Hākena Hocken Collection.

Victoria McIntosh

Victoria McIntosh: CV April, 2024

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Based in her hometown Otepoti, Victoria McIntosh stitches together contemporary jewellery, sculpture and assemblage. A collector by nature, she is drawn to objects that carry a sense of history, whether real or imagined.

Her practice combines vintage textiles and metalware to explore ideas around adoption, body image and autonomy.

Victoria has graduated twice from the Dunedin School of Art, firstly in 1991 with a DFA in printmaking and again in 2005, with a BFA in Jewellery and Metalsmithing.

Victoria was the Caselberg Artist in Residence, 2017. She has exhibited throughout Aotearoa and abroad, including Schmuck 2016. Victoria’s work is held in the collections of Te Papa Tongarewa, The Dowse Art Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum, Tuhura Otago Museum and Uare Taoka o Hakena Hocken Collection.

Education

2001-05
Bachelor of Fine Arts Jewellery and Metalsmithing
Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic
1989-91
Diploma of Fine Arts Printmaking
Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic

Solo exhibitions

2021
Sugar Coated
The National, Christchurch
2017
Diseases Peculiar to Women
Masterworks, Auckland
2017
Fancy Pants
Avid Gallery, Wellington
2016
Burnt
Masterworks, Auckland
2014
Blemish
Masterworks, Auckland
2013
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire...
Masterworks, Auckland; Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
2010
Smother
Lure, Dunedin
2010
My Invented History
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum

Two person exhibitions

2021
MODIFIED for display, with Kelly McDonald
The Refinery, Nelson Jewellery week
2019
The Mother Lode, with Kelly McDonald
Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia

Group exhibitions

2023
A Seat At The Table
Tauranga Arts Festival
2023
Deep Material Energy ll
Australian Design Centre, Sydney
2023
Deep Material Energy
The Suter Gallery, Nelson
2022
Changing Threads
The Refinery, Nelson
2021
Cause and Costume
The Performing Arts Centre, Waikato University, Hamilton
2020
A Mua: New Lineages of Making
The Dowse Museum, Lower Hutt
2018
Empowering Women – Celebrating 125 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Masterworks, Auckland
2017
Anything Could Happen
Shanghai, China
2016
Schmuck
Munich, Germany
2015
Pearl
Masterworks, Auckland
2014
Solid Gold Hits
Lure, Dunedin
2013
Peek
Anderson Park Gallery, Invercargill
2012
Common Thread
Expressions Arts Center, Upper Hutt
2012
Retrospect
Pah Homestead, Auckland
2011
Crowning Glory
Suter Gallery, Nelson
2010
Museum of Obsessions
Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin
2010
Magpie - new adventures in jewellery
Taupo Museum, Taupo
2009
In From the Garden
Objectspace, Auckland
2008
Amazing Lace
Pataka Museum, Porirua
2007
JOC junior
Objectspace, Auckland
2006
Jewellery Out of Context
JMGA Biennale, Sydney

Residencies & Workshops

2020
Unmentionables
Present stitching workshop, The Dowse Museum
2020
Fat Pants
Present online stitching circle, The Dowse Museum
2020
Crafting Through the Chaos
Co-present online workshop, The Dowse Museum
2017
Caselberg Trust, Creative Connections
Artist in Residence
2015
Costume and Textiles Association
Presenter at CTANZ conference, Dunedin

Collections

Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland

Tūhura Otago Museum, Dunedin

Uare Taoka o Hākena Hocken Collections, Dunedin

Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton

Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House, Christchurch

Sydney Contemporary 2024 | BOOTH J12

Group Exhibition

September 5-8, 2024

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