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Barry Thomas is a visual and conceptual artist based in Wellington, New Zealand. His community and environmental art work of the 1970s is referenced in Wellington: A City for Sculpture, edited by Jenny Harper, Director of the Christchurch City Gallery, and published by Victoria University Press in 2007. ISBN 9780 86473 5706. Examples of his work are also included in Marcus Moore's doctorate on New Zealand art 1965-1998 and Henry Davidson's dissertation on event-specific art in New Zealand.

Barry Noel Thomas

Born 18/9/1955 Lower Hutt Hospital

Mother Florence Olive Thomas (Kinza) maiden name Gameson Father Noel Henry Thomas

Father of four: Ruth Rachael Thomas-Edmond born 4/5/1977 Grace Kinza Thomas-Edmond born 31/10/1987 Max Trevor Thomas-Edmond born 19/4/1991 Sylvia Lauris Thomas-Edmond born 24/1/1997

Educated at Heretaunga College – Upper Hutt Art teacher Dianne Garett

Studied fine arts at Canterbury University Ilam 1974/75

Currently making films in community, rennovating houses, is a 4 term community councillor in Aro Valley and lives aboard his yacht Kinza.

Thomas has received a range of industry grants for his innovative RADS - short films inserted in free-to- air television advertisement space between programming. These works were endorsed by Creative New Zealand (the national funding body of New Zealand) and selections have been shown in international fringe film festivals.

Involvement in avant-garde art and theatre in 1970s and 1980s in Wellington, New Zealand Cabbage patch 1978-9

References:

Marcus Moore Lecturer and Researcher of Visual Culture and Critical Studies College of Creative Arts Massey University Wellington

Henry Davidson Masters Student in Visual and Material Culture College of Creative Arts Massey University Wellington