Anne Rush has been a full-time artist based in Nelson since 1983. She also has extensive
experience in regional art projects and events, being recognised with a MNZM in the 2004 Queen's
Honours list.
Anne Rush
b. 1950 (Gore)
NB:
All solo exhibitions unless specified
1970 Christchurch
Teacher's College (art major)
with distinction
1983 Group exhibition, Gallery
One, Nelson
1984 Still Life,
Gallery One, Nelson
Domestic
Rooms, Chez Eelco, Nelson
1985 CSA Gallery,
Christchurch
Anne
Rush, Galerie Legard (later Brooker Gallery),
Wellington
1986 Approach to
Watercolour.
Group exhibition at CSA Gallery,
Christchurch
Group
Christmas Show, Brooker Gallery,
Wellington
1987 Brooker Gallery,
Wellington
Form and
Spirit – Paintings by Anne Rush and
Ceramics by Steve
Fullmer
The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
1988 Loft Gallery, Motueka
1989 Loft Gallery, Motueka
Brooker Gallery,
Wellington
1990 CSA Gallery,
Christchurch
Loft Gallery
Motueka
1991 Canterbury Galery
Christchurch
Brooker Gallery,
Wellington
1992 Loft Gallery,
Motueka
1993 Brooker Gallery,
Wellington
Women's
Suffrage Exhibition,
curated exhibition, The Suter
Art Gallery
Journeys, Aiganthe Gallery, Timaru
1994 Nelson
Connections, group exhibition,
Whakatane Art Gallery
Loft Gallery,
Motueka
1995 Journeys, The
Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
2004 Slow Art: Christine Boswijk, Sally Burton, Austin Davies, Anne
Rush
and Maree
Simburgh-Höglund,
The Suter Art
Gallery, Nelson
2005 Fine, Nelson
artists group exhibition, Shed 11,
Wellington
2006 Arum, Red Gallery,
Nelson
Fine, Nelson artists group exhibition, Shed
11,
Wellington
Public collections
Ministry of Women's Affairs, Wellington,
New Zealand Foreign Affairs, Australia, New Zealand Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Southland Art
Gallery