Laura Duffy is from Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne) in Aoteaora (New Zealand). After living and working in Te Whanganui A Tara (Wellington) for a decade, she has spend the past year in Europe. She works between video, sculpture, and installation. Duffy is interested in exploring queer pleasure or joy derived from failure, error, and disgust.
Recent exhibitions include: Error, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū, 2022; From Emergence of After, Paludal, Ōtautahi; Wild Once More, Te Tuh, Tāmaki Makaurau, 2022; For the Feral Splendour, The Physics Room, Ōtautahi; Spawn, ACMI, Melbourne, 2021; Maybe Someone is Starting to Bloom, Parasite, Tāmaki Makaurau, 2021; Candy-Coated, The Dowse Art Museum, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, 2021; DUIRVIUS (with Owen Connors), Blue Oyster Project Space, Ōtepoti, 2020; and Thinking about Thinking about the Future (with Aliyah Winter), Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau, 2020.
Laura holds a Master of Fine Arts with distinction from Toi Rauwhārangi, Massey University.
EXHIBITIONS
2023
THE SENTIMENT OF FLOWERS
10 February – 06 May 2023
with Alica Frankovich, Arapeta, Archie Barry, Ayesha Green, Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, Laura Duffy, Mary Magicc, Richard Orjis.
Gus Fisher Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
with Alica Frankovich, Arapeta, Archie Barry, Ayesha Green, Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, Laura Duffy, Mary Magicc, Richard Orjis.
Gus Fisher Gallery, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
2022
PERILOUS: UNHEARD STORIES FROM THE COLLECTION
From December 2022-2024.
Christchuch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
Christchuch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
FROM EMERGENCE OF AFTER
08 - 30 July 2022
with Aliyah Winter
Paludal, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
with Aliyah Winter
Paludal, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
FOR THE FERAL SPLENDOUR
21 Jan - March 2022.
with Aliyah Winter & Owen Connors
The Physics Room, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
with Aliyah Winter & Owen Connors
The Physics Room, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).
WILD ONCE MORE
2 March 2022 - 27 March
with Aliyah Winter, Connor Fitzgerald, Daniel John Corbett Sanders, Laura Duffy, Neihana Gordon-Stables, Sorawit Songsataya. Curated by Chris Ulutupu
Te Tuhi, off-site at Silo Park, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
with Aliyah Winter, Connor Fitzgerald, Daniel John Corbett Sanders, Laura Duffy, Neihana Gordon-Stables, Sorawit Songsataya. Curated by Chris Ulutupu
Te Tuhi, off-site at Silo Park, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
2021
SPAWN
1 December 2021 - 6 March.
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Gallery 5. ACMI. Australian Center of Moving Image. Naarm (Melbourne, Australia)
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Gallery 5. ACMI. Australian Center of Moving Image. Naarm (Melbourne, Australia)
MAYBE SOMEONE IS STARTING TO BLOOM
26 June 2021 - 17 July 2021.
Laura Duffy (Solo).
PARASITE. Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
Laura Duffy (Solo).
PARASITE. Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
CANDY COATED
02 April 2021 - 04 July 2021.
Rachel Maclean (Scotland), Jon Noorlander (Sweden), Alison Nguyen (USA), Patrick Smith (Puerto Rico) and Elisa Barczak (Germany/NZ), Laura Duffy, Sam Duckor-Jones, Emily Crooks, and Wayne Youle (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngati Pākehā).
The Dowse Art Museum, Te-Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington)
Rachel Maclean (Scotland), Jon Noorlander (Sweden), Alison Nguyen (USA), Patrick Smith (Puerto Rico) and Elisa Barczak (Germany/NZ), Laura Duffy, Sam Duckor-Jones, Emily Crooks, and Wayne Youle (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngati Pākehā).
The Dowse Art Museum, Te-Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington)
I REMEMBER REMEMBERING
13 November 2021.
Public Programme screening as part of Exposure to Sunlight
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Ōtepoti (Dunedin).
Public Programme screening as part of Exposure to Sunlight
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Ōtepoti (Dunedin).
2020
!ERROR!
18 September 2020 - 24 October 2020.
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Wellington.
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Wellington.
DUIRVIAS.
21 July 2020 - 16 August 2020
with Owen Connors.
Blue Oyster, Dunedin.
with Owen Connors.
Blue Oyster, Dunedin.
THINKING ABOUT THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE.
27 June – 27 September 2020.
with Anna Sew Hoy, Dane Mitchell, Edith Amitauanai, Josephine Cachemaille, Paul Cullen, Laura Duffy and Aliyah Winter with InsideOUT.
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland
with Anna Sew Hoy, Dane Mitchell, Edith Amitauanai, Josephine Cachemaille, Paul Cullen, Laura Duffy and Aliyah Winter with InsideOUT.
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland
CLUB 290
8 July 2020 - 25 July 2020.
with Georgette Brown, Laura Duffy, Haz Forrester, Robbie Handcock, Kauri Hawkins, Moya Lawson, Elisabeth Pointon, Christopher Ulutupu, Glad We Did That.
Play Station, Wellington.
with Georgette Brown, Laura Duffy, Haz Forrester, Robbie Handcock, Kauri Hawkins, Moya Lawson, Elisabeth Pointon, Christopher Ulutupu, Glad We Did That.
Play Station, Wellington.
THE WARM ILLUMINATION OF A HORIZON
31 June 2020.
Laura Duffy (solo).
PlayStation, Wellington.
Laura Duffy (solo).
PlayStation, Wellington.
THE SOUND OF SEEING.
06 November 2020.
CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand, at The Pyramid Club, Wellington.
CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand, at The Pyramid Club, Wellington.
MESH
18 December 2020.
with ELASTIC COITUS, G-GUNG, LUMEN LUX, SLEEPY BOI, TAYLOFO.
Courtenay Place, Wellington.
with ELASTIC COITUS, G-GUNG, LUMEN LUX, SLEEPY BOI, TAYLOFO.
Courtenay Place, Wellington.
HOME DEPOT
30 April 2020 - 16 May 2020.
with Emerita Baik & Ilish Thomas, Bena Jackson & Max Fleury, Turumeke Harrington & Tjalling de Vries, Elisabeth Pointon & Lisa Martin, Laura Duffy & Julia Duffy, Pippy McClenaghan & Scarlett Malone, Jack Jenkins & Georgia Van Gils, Marcus Jackson & Hugh Chesterman, Polly Wiseman & Finnian Watkinson.
Play_Station, Wellington.
with Emerita Baik & Ilish Thomas, Bena Jackson & Max Fleury, Turumeke Harrington & Tjalling de Vries, Elisabeth Pointon & Lisa Martin, Laura Duffy & Julia Duffy, Pippy McClenaghan & Scarlett Malone, Jack Jenkins & Georgia Van Gils, Marcus Jackson & Hugh Chesterman, Polly Wiseman & Finnian Watkinson.
Play_Station, Wellington.
2019
GARDEN OF PURITY / OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE AND I WILL FILL IT.
29 October 2019 - 15 December 2019
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Rear Window, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin.
29 October 2019 - 15 December 2019
Laura Duffy (Solo).
Rear Window, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin.
RAZOR SHARP AND OVER SATURATED
06 April 2019 – 27 April 2019
Laura Duffy and Jo Bragg
Kings Artist-Run Space. Melbourne, Australia.
Laura Duffy and Jo Bragg
Kings Artist-Run Space. Melbourne, Australia.
(IN)CORPORATE PARTY
07 November 2019 - 20 November 2019
MEANWHILE Artist-Run Initiative,
Wellington NZ.
MEANWHILE Artist-Run Initiative,
Wellington NZ.
SUBTERRENEA
09 July 2019
13Lounge,
Chengdu, China.
13Lounge,
Chengdu, China.
2018
HIVE MIND.
19 April 2018 - 06 May 2018.
Laura Duffy and Maddy Plimmer.
The Engine Room, Wellington.
Laura Duffy and Maddy Plimmer.
The Engine Room, Wellington.
STUDIO KURA.
November 2018.
Itoshima, Japan.
Itoshima, Japan.
GARDEN OF PURITY.
31 August 2018 - 09 December 2018.
Laura Duffy. (Solo)
Courtenay Place Lightboxes, Wellington NZ.
Laura Duffy. (Solo)
Courtenay Place Lightboxes, Wellington NZ.
GARDEN OF PURITY / OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE AND I WILL FILL IT.
August.
Laura Duffy. (Solo)
MEANWHILE, Wellington NZ.
Laura Duffy. (Solo)
MEANWHILE, Wellington NZ.
MARGINS AND SATELLITES
July - August 2018.
Ella Sutherland, Sean Burn, Laura Duffy, Simon Gennard, Robbie Handcock, Ana Iti, Rachel O’Neill and Aliyah Winter.
Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington NZ.
Ella Sutherland, Sean Burn, Laura Duffy, Simon Gennard, Robbie Handcock, Ana Iti, Rachel O’Neill and Aliyah Winter.
Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington NZ.
OFFICE PARTY.
December 2018.
MEANWHILE, Wellington NZ.
MEANWHILE, Wellington NZ.
2017
INTIMATE DISTANCE.
September 2017.
Aliyah Winter, Laura Duffy, Margot Mills, Nathaniel Gordon-Stables.
Toi Poneke, Wellington
NO ONE IS SOVEREIGN IN LOVE.
May, 2017.
Robbie Handcock, Alexandra Hollis, Ruby Joy, Freya Sadgrove, Laura Duffy, Aliyah Winter. Curated by Simon Gennard.
MEANWHILE, Wellington.
Robbie Handcock, Alexandra Hollis, Ruby Joy, Freya Sadgrove, Laura Duffy, Aliyah Winter. Curated by Simon Gennard.
MEANWHILE, Wellington.
STREET CINEMA.
April
April, 2017.
FELTspace, Adelaide, Australia
April
April, 2017.
FELTspace, Adelaide, Australia
CINDY SHERMAN SYMPOSIUM.
March, 2017.
City Gallery Wellington.
City Gallery Wellington.
ANGELRAVE.
January, 2017.
Dilohana Lekamge, Laura Duffy, Maddy Plimmer, JPEG2000.
Hideaway Bar, Wellington.
SLUMBER PARTY.
December, 2017.
MEANWHILE, Wellington NZ.
2016
ANGELWAVE.
November, 2016.
Play_station, Wellington.
Annalise Enoka, Dilohana Lekamge, Isaac Dalkie, Kerry Males, Maddy Plimmer, Laura Duffy, JPEG2000.
DARKMATTER.
October, 2016.
New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Wellington.
NOWNOW.
September, 2016.
Maddy Plimmer, Laura Duffy, Callum Devlin, Jesse Bowling, JPEG2000.
17 Tory St, Wellington.
TEN HOURS BEHIND/AHEAD.
2016.
Caroline McQuarrie, Laura Duffy, Negin Dastgheib, Ruby Joy Eade, BENT, Teresa Collins, Talia Smith, Josephine Jelicich.
Gone Fishing. Leipzig, Germany.
FOOD FAT INSANITY.
August 2016.
Mason’s Lane, Wellington.
CURATORIAL
Co-curator: Home Movies, AURA Festival of Artist Moving Images.
Curator: WORTH YOUR WHILE. August - September 2018. Masons Lane, Wellington NZ. CURATORIAL: Elisabeth Pointon, Dilohana Lekamge.
Curator: Intimate Distance. September 2017. Toi Poneke, Wellington.Aliyah Winter, Laura Duffy, Margot Mills, Nathaniel Gordon-Stables. Curated by Laura Duffy.
Curatorial intervention: The Gaze is Not Something You Have or Use, 2016. Nathaniel Gordon Stables . MEANWHILE, Wellington.
CO-FACILITATED AT MEANWHILE ARTIST-RUN INITIATIVE
AN AFFINITY OF HAMMERS.
16 - 23 November 2019.
Aliyah Winter. Hobiennale 2019. Hobart, Australia.
HOT GIG FOR ART.
(Event). 11 October. Club 290.
TO TAKE THE WATERS.
3 October - 19 October 2019. Aliyah Winter.
CONGRATS ON YOUR VERSATILITY.
24 April 2019. Nathaniel Gordon-stables.
DIRT.
15 March - 30 March 2019. Layla Elsbury.
WAIPOROPORO.
7 February 2019. Ana Te Korito.
LYING, LAUGHING, LOVING.
22 January - 11 February 2019. Vee.
WHEN THE BELL LICKS, I WORK ON MY HOUSE.
31 December 2018 - 14 January 2019. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Georgette Brown.
FINDING GROUND,
31 October - 17 November 2018. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Rebecca Steedman.
MOM, ARE WE FRIENDS?
5 October - 20 October 2018. Claudia Kogachi.
TRANQUIL EYES.
30 September - 5 October 2018. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Amber Clausner.
A TEMPLE, A COMMONS, AND A CAVE.
12 September - 29 September 2018. Curated By Amy Weng: Arapeta Ashton, Wai Ching Chan, Kaoru Kodama, Peng Jiheng, Thomas Lawley, Aya Yamashita.
PERSONAL GROWTH.
8 September - 30 September 2018. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Mike Ting.
CRUDO OR PERILESS MIGHT.
1 August–25 August. Owen Connors
WRITING WORLD, READING WORLD.
(Event). 22 July–23 July. Damp Ocean.
THE WAY A SMILE FADES.
7 July–31 July. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery) Marcus Jackson.
DEBUTANTE.
6th July. (Event). Innopportune.
FINE MOON, POOR TUNING.
4 July–21 July. David Ed Cooper, Claudia Dunes, Rainer Weston, James Wylie.
ROB THE ARTIST, BILL THE ARTIST.
18 June–6 July 2019. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Robert Laking.
UNTITLED
21 May–15 June. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Louisa Beatty.
CAMEMBERT.
23 May–30 May 2018. (MEANWHILE Window Gallery). Sian Stephens.
HUMAN RESOURCES.
5 April–21 April 2018. Elisabeth Pointon And Gwyn Esterbrook-smith.
AFTER CARMEN.
8 March–24 March 2018. Daniel John Corbett Sanders.