Artium Elegantium Studium

Photography & Photoshop Tuition by Professional Artist in New Zealand

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Xavier Radić

Xavier has been involved in photography for 40 years, has developed and written modules for a Tertiary Course in Black and White analogue photography (main medium), currently teaching elements from this course adapted for Digital Photography and Design applications at community art centres and adult community education programmes.  Currently involved in Photographic research of the Gaze and the Pose, in contemporary and historical photography and has delivered papers on this at conferences and tertiary lectures. Finalist for 2006 Norsewear Art Award and exhibited through Morgan Street Gallery (now closed), Auckland and has also shown artwork Amsterdam and Strasbourg. Xavier has developed and curated many Art Exhibitions in New Zealand. Selected and exhibited in New York and San Francisco during 2008. Has was selected and invited, to exhibit in Zagreb and also at the Florence Biennale, in 2009. He is currently creating and curating an exhibition by a new Art Collective of New Zealand Professional Artists, to tour internationally and nationally. Exhibited in New York (Jun/Jul 2010) and selected again for Florence Biennale 2011. Exhibited in London, Nov 2010. Work inducted into Museum collection in New York (Jun 2011) and work in permanent gallery collection in New York (2011). Research selected for publication in Germany (Oct 2011), published Dec 2011. Created a series of Photographic workshops for; Auckland, Waikato & Wellington Districts (Nov 2011), Christchurch & Nelson in 2012. Jan 2012, invited by Florence Biennale to exhibit in Mexico.

All Images & Text ©Xavier Radić 2012   

 (L) Thames - Dec 2011 & (R) Old NZR Shed - Jun 2011