Miranda Parkes

Miranda Parkes (born 1977) is a New Zealand painter and multi media artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Parkes' works are held in the collections of the Sarjeant Gallery and the Arts House Trust. Education and career Parkes graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (distinction) in painting from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2005.

Parkes is known for her scrunched canvases, and works across a range of media, often playing with depth and layering.

Notable exhibitions Group

Paint, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2022. Hine Auaha, The Central Art Gallery, Christchurch, 2021. the new nice, joint show with ceramicist Madeleine Child, Olga Art Gallery, Dunedin, 2019.

Solo

Baller, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2023. Open Relationship, commissioned for Pahū! at Te Ara Ātea, Selwyn, 2022. Zoomer, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2021. the merriest, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2018. the merrier, Hocken Collections, Dunedin, 2017. Whopper, commissioned for Tauranga Art Gallery, 2014. Shebang, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, 2013. Cracker, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2010.

Awards and residencies

Frances Hodgkins Fellowship recipient in 2016. Olivia Spencer Bower Award recipient in 2013. William Hodges Fellowship recipient in 2007. Tylee Cottage Residency recipient in 2009.