Biography
Born in New Plymouth in 1975, Chauncey Flay is a Taranaki based sculptor working from his studio in an old dairy factory in the coastal town of Opunake.
He is strongly influenced by the provenance of the materials he chooses to work with, investigating through his practice the rich history and stories behind them whether it be greywacke from central North Island quarries, building rubble from earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, or dead corals washed up on the coastline of Rarotonga.
Chauncey is preoccupied with ideas around deep time and our relationship to the environment. He employs a meditative approach to his work of construction and deconstruction, involving slow processes of breaking stones and reconstructing them through faceting and polishing.
His work shows strong references to the built environment and architectural structures.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 The Central Art Gallery, Christchurch (group)
2021 Laree Payne Gallery, Hamilton, NZ (solo)
2021 Auckland Art Fair Sculpture Park with Laree Payne Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2020 Surface Effect, Jhana Millers Gallery, Wellington, NZ (group)
2020 Virtual Auckland Art Fair with Weasel Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2019 Auckland Art Fair with Weasel Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2019 Mineral + Male, Weasel Gallery, Hamilton, NZ (group)
2019 Vestiges, Kina NZ Design + Art Space, New Plymouth, NZ (solo)
2019 Four ways, Muse Art Gallery, Hawkes Bay, NZ (group)
2018 Fragments, Weasel Gallery, Hamilton, NZ (group)
2018 Wishlist VIII, Form Gallery, Christchurch, NZ (group)
AWARDS
2020 Merit Award, Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Award, Whakatane, NZ
2019 Merit Award, Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Island, NZ
COLLECTIONS
Wallace Arts Trust