84-737: Holloway Press was established at the University of Auckland in the Library of the Tamaki Campus in 1994. Poet Alan Loney was responsible for printings until 1998, and books are now almost wholly designed, printed and bound by Tara McLeod under the direction of Dr. Peter Simpson . The Holloway Press has received assistance from the University Development Fund for its activity within the Faculty of Arts. Its policy
168-653: A Charles Goldie painting, and an unbound copy of the Oxford Lectern Bible , were stolen from the University of Auckland Library during the Christmas break. The thieves are believed to have broken into a secure room at the library by prying open a locked window. Art experts and police said at the time that selling the paintings in New Zealand or overseas would be difficult, as anyone who knew about
252-1021: A 'way in' to his images, a long tradition within painted images, especially in religious art. In 1947, he worked as a labourer, and in 1948 worked as a gardener in Christchurch. His friend R. N. O'Reilly organised an exhibit at the Wellington Public Library February 1947, then at the Lower Hutt Municipal Public Library. In September 1947, McCahon showed a different selection at the Dunedin Public Library. By 1948, McCahon and Hamblett had relocated to Christchurch . McCahon met poet John Caselberg in Christchurch in October 1948. McCahon collaborated with Caselberg on various works that fused words and images. The support of
336-472: A civil structures hall. This new campus houses the Faculties of Engineering and Science. The Tāmaki Innovations Campus was located in the east Auckland suburb of St Johns . It was a predominantly postgraduate campus offering training and research security in health innovation and "biodiversity and biosecurity innovation." The Tamaki campus was closed down in 2020 and its former programs were relocated to
420-403: A disused courthouse and jail, it started out with 95 students and 4 teaching staff: Frederick Douglas Brown, professor of chemistry (London and Oxford); Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas , professor of natural sciences (Oxford); Thomas George Tucker , professor of classics ( Cambridge ); and William Steadman Aldis , professor of mathematics (Cambridge). By 1901, student numbers had risen to 156;
504-531: A house. Partly as a result of his exposure to the area, McCahon painted many landscapes featuring beaches, the sea, the sky, land, boats, and kauri trees . He started working at the Auckland City Art Gallery first as a cleaner, then as a custodian of the paintings, and finally, in April 1956, as the deputy director. McCahon assisted in the professionalisation of the gallery and helped it mount
588-531: A learning management system (LMS), and effectiveness of tools in LMS. Cecil contains many of the features of similar systems such as Sakai Project and WebCT . Cecil also provides interactive tools for collaboration and other tools specific to the university. In 2014, a review of learning and teaching technology was initiated, seeking to replace Cecil. The review determined that Canvas (a learning management system developed by Instructure ) would be implemented prior to
672-420: A letter to a newspaper where he publicly defended the right of communists to distribute their literature), which helped encourage the college's growth. In 1934, four new professors joined the college: Arthur Sewell (English), H.G. Forder (Mathematics), C.G. Cooper (Classics) and James Rutherford (History). The combination of new talent, and academic freedom saw Auckland University College flourish through to
756-719: A number of campuses in Auckland , and one in Whangārei in the Northland Region. From the start of the first semester of 2010, the university banned smoking on any of its property, including inside and outside buildings in areas that were once designated as smoking areas. The City Campus in the Auckland CBD has the majority of the students and faculties. It covers 16 hectares and has a range of amenities including cafes, health services, libraries, childcare facilities and
840-548: A painter. McCahon later attended the Dunedin School of Art (now known as Otago Polytechnic ) from 1937 to 1939, where his teacher Robert Nettleton Field proved to be an inspirational influence. After leaving Otago, McCahon attended King Edward Technical College Art School as a part-time student. He first exhibited his work at the Otago Art Society in 1939. His painting Harbour Cone from Peggy’s Hill
924-432: A painterly nationalism. McCahon himself explored issues of Christianity and pacifism both within and outside of this national identity. McCahon's graphic design work in theatre , posters, and jewelry is lesser known, although said to be influential in his art practice. Of his painting Jump , McCahon wrote in 1971: I am not painting protest pictures. I am painting about what is still there and what I can see before
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#17327831886541008-571: A resource for teaching, learning and research. Available on loan to departments and faculties on all campuses, the Collection has been built up over forty years to include major works by significant artists such as Frances Hodgkins , Colin McCahon , Billy Apple and Ralph Hotere . Outcomes from postgraduate research on the Collection have included a thesis on its own history as an entity, monograph exhibitions on individual artists, and surveys of
1092-439: A scientific text that examined landscape forms and processes, illustrated with sketches, diagrams, and photographs. These diagrams ignored built features, trees, and objects irrelevant to his scientific themes as he attempted to strip the landscape to its geological basis. These precise drawings would inform McCahon in his efforts to find the landscape's spiritual basis. After returning to New Zealand from visiting America in 1958,
1176-411: A sense of the spiritual. Even more overtly, McCahon often sets Biblical scenes in the contemporary New Zealand landscape. His Otago Peninsula (1949), currently in the collection of the Dunedin Public Library, was the realization of a schoolboy vision inspired by Otago . A Te Papa profile of McCahon has described his landscapes as "often stark and empty (rather than picturesque), raising questions about
1260-500: A significant change occurred in McCahon's work. Instead of using frames, he worked with unstretched and unframed canvas, and other changes included a considerable increase in scale; the creation of series of works in contrast to individual paintings; and "a new gestural freedom in his brushwork." These differences were apparent in Northland Panels and The Wake. Thematically, his art was at times concerned with developing
1344-494: A simple and direct response. Any other way the message gets lost. My painting is almost entirely autobiographical – it tells you where I am at any given point in time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in. In this present time it is very difficult to paint for other people – to paint beyond your own ends and point directions as painters once did. Once the painter was making signs and symbols for people to live by; now he makes things to hang on walls at exhibitions. At
1428-774: A small exhibit in Wellington and produced his first commissioned work, Otago Peninsula . Between 1940 and 1950, McCahon was commissioned by the Department of Education to produce an illustration for the New Zealand School Journal . This illustration is now held at the Archives New Zealand . Later, leaving his family at home, he travelled around the South Island for seasonal work, which subsequently led to his artwork reflecting
1512-637: A sports and recreation centre. The Grafton Campus, established in 1968, is opposite Auckland City Hospital in the suburb of Grafton , close to the City Campus. The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is based here, along with the Eye Clinic . The Newmarket Campus was acquired from Lion , when operations ceased at its Newmarket brewery in 2010, selling the site to the university in May 2013. The university has built an engineering research space and
1596-640: A top 100 university in the QS World University Rankings. The University of Auckland ranked 65 globally in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, rising three places from its ranking of 68 in the 2024 QS rankings. The University of Auckland was also ranked 5th in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings which measure an institution's ability to tackle global environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. The University also ranked in
1680-636: A valid IELTS score (minimum of 6.0) or equivalent. The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading university. It is the highest ranked New Zealand university in the QS World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities, and along with the University of Otago and the Auckland University of Technology is included in the Times Higher Education top 250. QS World University Rankings The University of Auckland has consistently ranked as
1764-424: A wedding present, McCahon and Hamblett received a book by C. A. Cotton, The Geomorphology of New Zealand . This book proved to have an influence on his art. As McCahon relied on seasonal work, his wife returned to live with her parents. Over the next five years, their time together was intermittent. The couple had four children – two daughters and two sons: William, Catherine, Victoria and Matthew. McCahon began
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#17327831886541848-580: A year. This announcement triggered criticism and several protests from arts faculty and students. Students objected to the closure of the Elam Fine Arts Library on the grounds that it would make it harder to access study materials. Thousands of dissenters circulated a petition protesting the Vice-Chancellor's restructuring policies. Protests were also held in April, May, and June 2018. In April 2017, more than 100 students from
1932-455: Is "to publish a range of texts appropriate to the technology of hand-printing which have unusual literary, artistic, scholarly and/or historical interest and which are unsuitable for commercial publication". This New Zealand university, college or other education institution article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . University of Auckland The University of Auckland ( UoA ; Māori : Waipapa Taumata Rau )
2016-593: Is a public research university based in Auckland , New Zealand . The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand . Initially located in a repurposed courthouse, the university has grown substantially over the years. As of 2024, it stands as the largest university in New Zealand by enrolment, teaching approximately 43,000 students across three major campuses in central Auckland. The university conducts teaching and learning within eight faculties, two research institutes , and other institutes and centres. The City Campus, in
2100-632: Is a combination of the word "Au" (from the name "Auckland") and "Lin", which is the Chinese word for farming and agriculture. In September 2019, Aulin College had its first intake of undergraduate students. Aulin College offers Bachelor's and master's degrees in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science and Technology. Graduates will receive degrees from both the University of Auckland and NEFU. The University of Auckland Library system consists of
2184-427: The Auckland central business district , hosts the majority of students and faculties . The University of Auckland began as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand , founded on 23 May 1883 as Auckland University College . Stewardship of the university during its establishment period was the responsibility of John Chapman Andrew (Vice Chancellor of the University of New Zealand 1885–1903). Housed in
2268-619: The Auditor-General's Office released its report criticising the University of Auckland's decision to purchase a NZ$ 5 million house in Auckland's Parnell suburb for Vice Chancellor Dawn Freshwater , ruling that the university had not been able to show a "justifiable business purpose" for purchasing the house apart from Freshwater's personal benefit. The purchase of the house had been criticised as frivolous by student unions. In October 2020, Vice Chancellor Freshwater had recommended that
2352-648: The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 2002 introduced McCahon as "the first modern New Zealand painter of major international importance." In June 1997, the Urewera Mural , a triptych , was stolen from the reception of the Department of Conservation Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre at Lake Waikaremoana . It was eventually determined that the painting had been stolen by Tuhoe activist Te Kaha and an associate Laurie Davis. After missing for 15 months, it
2436-515: The United Nations ' Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the university's commitment to sustainability and making positive social impacts. PBRF rankings The University of Auckland is a research-led university, and had the second highest ranking in the 2006 and 2012 Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) exercises and the fourth highest ranking in the 2018 PBRF exercise. The Performance Based Research Fund exercises are conducted by
2520-502: The University of Oxford . On 16 March 2020, McCutcheon was succeeded by Professor Dawn Freshwater , the first female vice-chancellor in the university's history. The university opened a new business school in 2007, following the completion of the Information Commons. It has recently gained international accreditations for all its programmes and now completes the "Triple Crown" ( AMBA , EQUIS and AACSB ). In 2009,
2604-468: The 1940s, a move often criticised by the public, but which he felt was necessary to directly communicate with the viewers of his art. The Early Religious Paintings are testament to McCahon's 1939 aim to connect God and land for the sake of peace. The McCahon family house near French Bay , Titirangi , Auckland, now serves as a small museum about Colin McCahon and his family. The house is surrounded by kauri trees. A more contemporary house and studio on
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2688-630: The 1950s. In 1950, the Elam School of Fine Arts was brought into the University of Auckland. Archie Fisher, who had been appointed principal of the Elam School of Fine Arts was instrumental in having it brought in the University of Auckland. The University of New Zealand was dissolved in 1961 and the University of Auckland was empowered by the University of Auckland Act 1961. In 1966, lecturers Keith Sinclair and Bob Chapman established The University of Auckland Art Collection, beginning with
2772-780: The 1960s, McCahon's work enjoyed increased exposure and recognition in New Zealand and internationally. McCahon worked almost exclusively in black and white after the mid-'60s and produced a number of works combining numbers and texts, such as Io , and Lark's Song was based on a poem by Matire Kereama, whose book The Tail of the Fish deepened McCahon's interest in Mäoritanga and Mäori imagery. In January 1971, he left Elam School of Fine Arts to paint full-time. McCahon produced both word and landscape paintings during this period, but words increasingly began to dominate his output. His works from this period include Victory Over Death 2 , gifted to
2856-589: The Arts Faculty) to form the Faculty of Education and Social Work . The faculty is based at the Epsom Campus of the former college, with an additional campus in Whangārei . Professor Stuart McCutcheon became vice-chancellor on 1 January 2005. He was previously the vice-chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington. He succeeded Dr John Hood (PhD, Hon. LLD), who was appointed vice-chancellor of
2940-782: The Auckland University Medical Students Association marched demanding the removal of coal, oil and gas from the university's investment portfolio. In May 2017, 14 people from student group Fossil Fuel UoA occupied the Clocktower, urging current Vice Chancellor Professor Stuart McCutcheon to issue a statement in support of divestment from fossil fuels. After twelve hours, they were forcibly removed by police. The following day over two hundred students and staff marched to demand divestment from fossil fuels and more than 240 members of staff from 8 faculties signed an open letter supporting divestment to
3024-697: The Australian National Gallery by the New Zealand Government, Gate III , which was made for Auckland Art Gallery's Ten Big Paintings exhibition and later sold to Victoria University , and the Necessary Protection series along with numerous landscapes of the Kaipara area. A second retrospective of his work was presented at Auckland City Art Gallery in 1972, which later toured New Zealand. In 1975,
3108-491: The Boards of the University of Auckland Foundation and School of Medicine Foundation. Today, the University of Auckland Foundation has a Responsible Investment Policy. The foundation has now effectively eliminated fossil fuels from its investment portfolio. As at 31 December 2021, only 0.005% (31 December 2020 0.49%) of the foundation's investments were held in companies deriving revenue from fossil fuels. In early December 2020,
3192-702: The Chinese city of Hangzhou . The Institute occupies a 2800m² physical space in the Hangzhou Qiantang New Area. UOAIIC is led by Dr Yuan Li. It organises annual conferences and meetings for the university to seek commercial opportunities for its research in China. Aulin College, based in Harbin, China , was set up by the University of Auckland and the Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) of China in 2019. The name 'Aulin'
3276-707: The Dunedin School of Art, McCahon met Rodney Eric Kennedy , Doris Lusk, Anne Hamblett, and Patrick Hayman , a group whose members all went on to become notable New Zealand artists. J. D. Charlton Edgar and Arthur Gordon Tovey were among their teachers. He met Mary Cockburn-Mercer in 1953 on a trip to Melbourne; she rekindled his interest in cubism . During a visit to the United States in 1958, McCahon saw paintings by Barnett Newman , Kazimir Malevich , Jackson Pollock , Richard Diebenkorn , Mark Rothko , Piet Mondrian , and Willem de Kooning . Before this trip, he had only seen these works reproduced in books. He
3360-487: The Epsom Campus in 2020 and relocate the Faculty of Education and Social Work to the City Campus. Later, the closure of the Epsom Campus was postponed to late 2023, with teaching resuming at the City Campus's refurbished Building 201 in early 2024. UOAIIC was established by the University of Auckland and UniServices , the commercialisation arm and knowledge transfer company of the University of Auckland, in 2017 in
3444-856: The General Library and four specialist libraries: the Davis Law Library, Leigh Marine Laboratory Library, the Philson Library (Medical and Health Sciences), and the Sylvia Ashton-Warner Library (Education and Social Work) on the Tai Tokerau campus. In mid-2018, Vice-Chancellor McCutcheon announced that the university would be closing its Fine Arts, the Architecture and Planning, and Music and Dance Libraries. Their collections were merged into
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3528-619: The General Library's collections. The General Library Special Collections stores several rare books, manuscripts and archives and other material relating to the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Some notable manuscript collections include the Western Pacific Archives (which contains British colonial records relating to that region between 1877 and 1978), the poet Robin Hyde 's papers, and
3612-691: The Liggins Institute in 2002. The North Shore Campus, established in 2001, was located in the suburb of Takapuna . It offered the Bachelor of Business and Information Management degree. The faculty was served by its own library. At the end of 2006, the campus was closed, and the degree relocated to the City campus. On 1 September 2004, the Auckland College of Education merged with the university's School of Education (previously part of
3696-562: The Manawatu Art Gallery's director Luit Bieringa mounted the first exhibition to examine in detail a particular aspect of his past work, McCahon: Religious' Works 1946–1952 . The implications of recent work were dealt with in the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery's 1977 exhibition McCahon's Necessary Protection ; both exhibitions toured. Although McCahon's work still attracted derision, support for his work
3780-698: The Muriwai headland. Auckland City Art Gallery presented another retrospective, "Colin McCahon: Gates and Journeys", the following year. Further major exhibitions both in New Zealand and overseas have followed. McCahon is best known for his large paintings with dark backgrounds overlaid with religious texts in white. He was also an extensive landscape painter and was inspired in part by the writings of New Zealand geologist Sir Charles A Cotton in The Geomorphology of New Zealand (3rd ed. 1942),
3864-1176: The Philson Library's collections of pre-1900 medical books, and the Asian Language Collection (which contains 230 titles of rare Chinese books). Some notable microtext collections include the Māori Land Court Minute Books and the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau series. The University of Auckland provides a range of accommodation options for students. Several hundred live in Residential Halls and Apartments, which provide, food, accommodation, and social and welfare services alongside self-catered, private residences. The university ceased leasing Railway Campus in November 2008. The university has four residential halls including Grafton Hall, O'Rorke Hall, University Hall–Towers, and Waipārūrū Hall. These halls are full-catered and are aimed at first–year university students. In addition,
3948-449: The University of Auckland Recreation and Wellness Centre, is planned to open in city campus in late 2024. It will replace the old recreation centre that was built in 1978, when the university had approximately 10,000 students studying on city campus. Established in 1966 by Keith Sinclair and Bob Chapman, The Art Collection is one of the university's most valuable and cherished assets. However, its most poignant value lies in its use as
4032-471: The alumni association is the University of Auckland Society. In April 2016, Vice-Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon announced that University of Auckland would be selling off its Epsom and Tamaki campuses in order to consolidate education and services at the city, Grafton, and Newmarket campuses. The Epsom Campus is the site of the University of Auckland's education faculty while the Tamaki campus hosts elements of
4116-636: The archives of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre, local Labour Party branches, and the New Zealand Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . The Special Collections also has several published collections including the Patterson Collection (which contains books on biblical studies, classics, and ancient history), children's author Betty Gilderdale 's collection of New Zealand children's books,
4200-536: The city, Grafton, and Newmarket campuses. The Epsom Campus , located in Epsom , Auckland, was the main teacher training campus, offering programmes in teacher education and social services. It had been the Auckland College of Education's main campus, until the college merged with the university's School of Education in September 2004 to form the Faculty of Education and Social Work . There were plans to close down
4284-466: The college council had been headed by a president (from 1923), or a chairman (1883–1923). The university is made up of a number of faculties and schools. Auckland University Press is a publisher established in 1966, owned and operated by the University of Auckland. The University of Auckland's Arms (crest) were granted by letters patent on 15 February 1962, and are recorded in the College of Arms , London, England. The University of Auckland has
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#17327831886544368-422: The commencement of the 2016 academic year, and CECIL now acts as an archive for old courses. The Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA) is the representative body of students, formed in 1891. AUSA publicises student issues, administers student facilities, and assists affiliated student clubs and societies. AUSA produces the student magazine Craccum , and runs the radio station 95bFM . The name of
4452-473: The defeat of fascism was a global necessity, even from his pacifist standpoint. He was rejected from active service due to an enlarged heart. In September 1940 and November 1943, he was guest exhibitor with The Group show in Christchurch. He became a member of The Group in 1947 and contributed work regularly until its demise in 1977. During 1944, McCahon collaborated with his wife producing watercolours collectively called Pictures for Children. In 1940, he had
4536-508: The dispute after leaving the university. Wiles started the hearing in early November 2023, and at the end of three week hearing, Judge Holden reserved her decision . On 8 July 2024, the Employment Court ruled in Wiles' favour. The Court also ruled that the University did not breach her academic freedom. The University was ordered to pay Wiles' NZ$ 20,000 in damages. Colin McCahon Colin John McCahon ( / m ə ˈ k ɑː n / ; 1 August 1919 – 27 May 1987)
4620-468: The family home. He attended the Maori Hill Primary School and Otago Boys' High School , which he called: "the most unforgettable horror of my youth". At the age of 14, convinced he wanted to be an artist, McCahon took Russell Clark 's Saturday-morning art classes to learn the fundamental skills of painting. Visits to an exhibition by Toss Woollaston, whose landscapes, "clean, bright with New Zealand light, and full of air", also inspired him to become
4704-496: The first exhibitions and publications to record New Zealand art history. From April to July 1958, McCahon and his wife visited the United States on gallery business. They used the visit as an opportunity to view art that interested them in major galleries. Colin and Ann McCahon visited galleries and museums throughout America. Paintings such as The Wake and the Northland Panels reflect McCahon's immediate response to this visit, which accelerated his stylistic development during
4788-416: The first of his early religious paintings, I Paul to you at Ngatimoti , in 1946 in Nelson. These works depicted events from Christ's life in a New Zealand setting. McCahon was never a member of a church, but acknowledged that religious questions were central to his work. In the 1940s, words began to appear in his work often resulting in public criticism. McCahon felt the directness of words could help, provide
4872-488: The following decade. In 1964, McCahon started working as a lecturer at the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland . In 1960, the family moved to a house in central Auckland. In August 1964, McCahon resigned from the Auckland City Art Gallery and began lecturing at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts , where he remained for six years, influencing a generation of artists, including Richard Killeen , Robin White , and Ian Scott . During
4956-482: The government and evaluate the quality of researchers and research output of all tertiary institutions in New Zealand. In the previous PBRF evaluation in 2003, when the university was ranked the top research university in New Zealand, the Commission commented: "On virtually any measure, the University of Auckland is the country’s leading research university. Not only did it achieve the highest quality score of any TEO [tertiary education organisation], but it also has by far
5040-462: The human histories of these seemingly unpopulated landscapes." In the series Necessary Protection , McCahon represents the Muriwai coastline as a site of spiritual nourishment. McCahon's large-format "word paintings" combine his religious and abstraction tendencies. His early religious paintings created a very literal connection between the events and locations of the Bible and his native soil. He started incorporating words into his paintings in
5124-514: The impact of the evolution of the Collection on Auckland's dealer galleries, resulting in the exhibitions and publications Vuletic and His Circle (about the Petar/James Gallery) in 2003 and New Vision Gallery in 2008. Since eliminating open entry in 2009, all applicants must have a university entrance qualification. Domestic students are required to achieve the NZQA University Entrance Standard, while international students must achieve an equivalent approved qualification in their country. Admission to
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#17327831886545208-418: The largest share of A-rated researchers in the country." CECIL (CSL, short for Computer Supported Learning) was the university's learning management and course management system before Canvas and was developed in-house. It had more than 44,000 log-ins per day (2008 April). Cecil support staff worked with academics on research into cheating detections during online assessment, productivity improvement using
5292-432: The majority of these students were training towards being law clerks or teachers and were enrolled part-time. The university conducted little research until the 1930s, when there was a spike in interest in academic research during the Great Depression . At this point, the college's executive council issued several resolutions in favour of academic freedom after the controversial dismissal of John Beaglehole (allegedly for
5376-434: The medical and science faculties as well as the School of Population Health. In mid-June 2018, McCutcheon announced that the university would be closing down and merging its specialist fine arts, architecture, and music and dance libraries into the City Campus' General Library. In addition, the university would cut 100 support jobs. The Vice-Chancellor claimed that these cutbacks would save between NZ$ 3 million and $ 4 million
5460-472: The places where he travelled, particularly the Nelson region. McCahon's first mature works, religious paintings and symbolic landscapes, such as The Angel of the Annunciation , Takaka: Night and Day , and The Promised Land , were produced in the years immediately after the war. During this time, a notable portrait of McCahon was painted by Doris Lusk . McCahon married fellow artist Anne Hamblett (1915–1993) in 1942 at St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin . As
5544-419: The poet and editor, Charles Brasch , enabled McCahon to visit Melbourne from July to August 1951 to study paintings in the National Gallery of Victoria . In August 1949, Helen Hitchings's gallery mounted a joint exhibition of works by McCahon and Woollaston in Wellington; a selection was shown in Auckland later that month. In May 1953, McCahon moved his family to Titirangi , Auckland , where they bought
5628-487: The purchase of several paintings and drawings by Colin McCahon . The Collection is now managed by the Centre for Art Research, based at the Gus Fisher Gallery . Stage A of the Science building was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 3 May. In 1975–81 Marie Clay and Patricia Bergquist , the first two female professors, were appointed. Queen Elizabeth II opened the new School of Medicine Building at Grafton on 24 March 1970. The Queen also opened
5712-609: The same section of land serves as the base for the McCahon House artists' residency . The contemporary house hosts three artists for three months every year since 2006. In 2022 Tanu Gogo was in-residence. In 2021 residencies were awarded to: Emily Karaka , Moniek Schrijer and Cora-Allan Wickliffe . Other artists who have completed a residency include Judy Millar , Andrew McLeod, James Robinson, Gavin Hipkins, Rohan Wealleans, Luise Fong , Eve Armstrong , Lisa Reihana , Ava Seymour , Andy Leleisi’uao, Jim Speers, Liyen Chong, Tim Wagg and Wayne Youle. A major retrospective of his work at
5796-438: The sky turns black with soot and the sea becomes a slowly heaving rubbish tip. I am painting what we have got now and will never get again. This is one shape or form, has been the subject of my painting for a very long time. He felt that: Most of my work has been aimed at relating man to man to this world, to an acceptance of the very beautiful and terrible mysteries that we are part of. I aim at very direct statement and ask for
5880-401: The society to relent and display the work. McCahon supported himself in the late 1930s with a stint of working in a touring variety show, stage scenery painting, and fruit picking. Some of these jobs were undertaken during his voluntary service for the state during World War II . At the beginning of World War II, McCahon had initially tried to enlist for military service after deciding that
5964-406: The top 100 in several QS subject rankings including: Arts & Humanities (ranked 70), Life Sciences & Medicine (ranked 89), and Social Sciences & Management (ranked =69). University Impact Rankings In 2020, the University of Auckland is ranked Number 1 globally in the University Impact Rankings by Times Higher Education . The result recognised the university's performance against
6048-516: The university also requires applicants to meet the preset academic and English language entry requirements specific to the degree for which they are applying. Some programmes also have a preset number of places available within the degree. To be guaranteed entry students must achieve a rank score as well as meet any additional requirements. All students who did not complete their high school education or equivalent in English are also required to provide
6132-566: The university embarked on a NZ$ 1 billion 10-year plan to redevelop and expand its facilities. The $ 240 million Grafton Campus upgrade was completed in 2011. In May 2013 the university purchased a site for new 5.2-hectare campus on a former Lion Breweries site adjacent to the major business area in Newmarket . The Faculty of Engineering and the School of Chemical Sciences moved into the new faculties in 2015. The NZ$ 200 million new Science Centre
6216-430: The university is the chancellor , currently Cecilia Tarrant. However, this position is only titular . The chief executive of the university is the vice-chancellor , currently Professor Dawn Freshwater , who is the university's sixth vice-chancellor , and the first woman to hold the role. Since 1957, when Auckland University College became the University of Auckland, the university has had 13 chancellors. Previously,
6300-507: The university runs nine self-catered student residences including Te Tirohanga o te Tōangaroa, Carlaw Park Student Village, Grafton Student Flats, 55 Symonds, University Hall–Towers, UniLodge Auckland, UniLodge on Whitaker, Waikohanga House, and the Goldie Estate Homestead on Waiheke Island . These halls and student residences are located in the Auckland CBD area near the university. A new recreational centre, named
6384-541: The university's board sell the house to pay off debt and because COVID-19 social distancing restrictions had made it impossible to host functions there. In January 2022 Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy filed claims with the Employment Relations Authority against the University of Auckland. They alleged that the University did not protect them from harassment for their COVID-19 commentary advocacy for vaccination. In October 2022, Hendy resolved
6468-512: Was The Wake , which was exhibited at The Gallery in Symonds Street, Auckland. The Wake consisted of 16 panels and incorporated words from poems by John Caselberg. McCahon used Allan Kaprow's term 'environment' when he described the work in a lecture in 1963 as having been hung to "create a complete environment." A constant theme throughout McCahon's art is his exploration of the religious. His landscapes, in particular, are imbued with
6552-408: Was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus , McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid-20th century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work. McCahon
6636-569: Was born in Timaru on 1 August 1919 the second of three children of Ethel Beatrice Ferrier and her husband John Kernohan McCahon. He spent most of his childhood in Dunedin , although his family lived in Oamaru for one year. He showed an early interest in art, influenced by regular visits to exhibitions and the work of his maternal grandfather, photographer and painter William Ferrier , which hung in
6720-493: Was considered too abstract and was excluded from the Otago Art Society's exhibition, despite a rule entitling each member to submit one work. The society's conventions of good taste were challenged by McCahon's modernist style, which reduced the volcanic cones of the Otago Peninsula to a topographic series of bare, almost monochromatic forms. The protests of other young artists, who withdrew their works in sympathy, forced
6804-621: Was growing. By the late 1970s, McCahon's health had deteriorated because of his long-term alcoholism , and he was suffering from dementia through Korsakov's syndrome by the mid-1980s. In 1984, the exhibition "I Will Need Words" was presented as part of the Biennale of Sydney ; McCahon was barely able to appreciate his growing international reputation due to his ill health. He died in Auckland City Hospital on 27 May 1987. On 6 June 1988, his ashes were scattered throughout
6888-668: Was opened in July 2017. The NZ$ 280 million new Engineering Building was completed in 2019. In 2017, work started on the building of a new $ 116m medical school building in Grafton Campus. In 2019, work has begun with the redevelopment of the University Recreation Centre in the City Campus. The University of Auckland has also built multiple student accommodation buildings, and it became the largest provider of student accommodation in New Zealand. The head of
6972-515: Was returned in August 1998 after negotiations involving arts patron Jenny Gibbs , Te Kaha, and Tuhoe member Tame Iti . It required more than $ 5,000 worth of repairs once it had been returned. It was finally returned to the visitors' centre in September 1999. When it was stolen, the mural was thought to be worth $ 1.2 million, but that figure was later revised upward to $ 2M. In late 2006, manuscripts, including seven Colin McCahon poems, along with
7056-786: Was struck by the physicality of Pollock's works and he described them as "pictures for people to walk past." He was also influenced by the installations of Allan Kaprow and the sensation of walking through an artwork rather than walking past it. McCahon had visited the studio of Kaprow and he also saw Kaprow's work exhibited in New York at the Hansa Gallery. After this trip, McCahon's use of scale and space shifted, most notably in The Northland Panels , his work consisted of eight panels, monocoat on canvas. Another work completed in 1958, after McCahon's return from America,
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