BRIAN DAHLBERG

Born in Ashburton in 1944. Interested in art from early childhood

Educated at Nelson College, and Wanganui College; studied figure, portraiture, and landscape under Louise Henderson.

Painted full time during the seventies and eighties, during which time his personal style of regional surrealism depicting New Zealand's landscape became well known

• Winner of the inaugural George Harrison Orange Festival Award in 1976
• Finalist in the Benson and Hedges Award
• Exhibitions in various New Zealand centres and in Australia during the seventies and eighties
• From the mid eighties to the mid nineties pursued other business interests and travel.
• Winner Macalister Award 1997
• Exhibitions in Auckland, Wellington and Napier 1999
• Exhibitions in Napier and Auckland in 2000, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch 2001/2002
• Represented in Embassies and private collection in USA,, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Great Britain, Holland, Australia and throughout New Zealand

Currently represented in galleries throughout New Zealand and overseas, including Pacificart, Zug, Switzerland.

Married with two adult sons, lives with wife Carol in Mairangi Bay, Auckland.

Keen marathon and ultra marathon runner and explorer of the 'off the beaten track' bits of New Zealand.

Brian Dahlberg

Dalberg was born in 1944 in Ashburton. He was a pupil of Louise Henderson and studied landscape, portraiture and the figure. He refers to his work as a personal style of ‘regional realism’. An air of surrealism pervades his landscapes and a quality of stillness that is meditative. As in the landscapes paintings of Peter Siddell, the absence of people is noted and this helps to create a sense of isolation and remoteness, characteristic of areas around Cass in Central Otago.

The smooth, undulating lines of the landscape nicely counterpoise the strong outlines of the buildings, which are thrown into sharp relief in the bright, clear light. The cows paused in their feeding; however, imply an unseen viewer in this pristine landscape.

Dahlberg has been the recipient of numerous awards and is represented in galleries throughout New Zealand. He has exhibited in Australia and is represented in Embassies and private collections in the US, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Holland, and the U.K.