{{Short description|New Zealand artist (born 1968)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} '''Denise Kum''' (born 1968) is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the University of Auckland art collection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/2167/denise-kum|title=Denise Kum|website=Auckland Art Gallery|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/6574|title=Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Art Collection > "Soft Palpy Part"|url=https://artcollection.auckland.ac.nz/record/68931|access-date=2020-12-02|website=artcollection.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref>
== Biography == Kum was born in Auckland in 1968. She gained a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1992. In the same year, Kum was a founding member of Teststrip, an artist-run gallery for contemporary and experimental art.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/media/uploads/2010_08/NorthernExposure.pdf|title=Northern Exposure: Five Auckland Artists|publisher=McDougall Art Annex|year=1995|location=Christchurch, New Zealand}}</ref>
Teststrip, Auckland's first artist-run gallery, was founded by Lucy MacDonald, Merylyn Tweedie, Giovanni Intra, Daniel Malone, Judy Darragh, Gail Haffern, Kirsty Cameron and Kum. The space was initially set up to provide the founding artists with a venue for showing their work. Teststrip received a small grant from Creative New Zealand in 1995, which enabled the move to a new space on Karangahape Rd and employment of a paid administrator. Teststrip began connecting with networks of similar galleries overseas, and their international advisory board included Lilian Budd, Kathy Temin, Mikala Dwyer and Harmony Korine. The decision was made to close Teststrip in 1998 resulted from a desire to finish "cleanly and strongly, rather than peter out or recruit." Teststrips micrograph publishing project continued working after the gallery closed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brennan|first=Stella|date=1998-02-07|title=Five glorious years|journal=New Zealand Listener|pages=43}}</ref>
Kum is known for her work with experimental home-made plastics, and her works with consumable materials such as beeswax, seaweed and food, often allowed to decay and breakdown.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dunn|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ANcefr26DakC&q=Denise+Kum&pg=PA129|title=New Zealand Sculpture: A History|date=2002|publisher=Auckland University Press|isbn=978-1-86940-277-8|language=en}}</ref>
== Exhibitions ==
* ''The Secret Life of Paint'' (2007), Dunedin Public Art Gallery<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Eggleton|first=David|date=2007-07-27|title=Paint misbehaving|journal=New Zealand Listener|pages=48–49}}</ref> * ''Fondant'' (2004), Economist Tower foyer, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/event/economist-plaza-exhibition-denise-kum-fondant/|title=Economist Plaza Exhibition: Denise Kum – Fondant|website=Contemporary Art Society|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> * ''Bloom'' (2003), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth<ref>{{Cite news|title=Globs of goo|date=2003-12-13|work=Daily News (New Plymouth)}}</ref> * ''New Work'' (2002), Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Daly-Peoples|first=John|date=2002-04-05|title=Karl Maughan walks viewers through his garden of eden|journal=National Business Review|pages=36}}</ref> * ''Alive!: Still Life into the Twenty First Century'' (2001), Adam Art Gallery, Wellington<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adamartgallery.org.nz/past-exhibitions/alive/|title=Alive! {{!}} Adam Art Gallery|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> * ''Plastika'' (2000), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scott|first=Hanna|title=At the gallery|date=2000-08-01|work=Daily News (New Plymouth)}}</ref> * ''Leap of Faith'' (1998), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roseman|first=Jane|title=Summer is the perfect time for creative juices to flow|date=1998-12-30|work=Daily News (New Plymouth)}}</ref> * ''Currents'' (1998), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth<ref>{{Cite news|title=Turning toffee into art form|date=1998-02-03|work=Daily News (New Plymouth)}}</ref> * ''11th Biennale of Sydney'' (1998), Sydney<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artmap.com/biennaleofsydney/exhibition/11th-biennale-of-sydney-1998-1998 |title=11th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY 1998 |publisher=Artmap |access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> * ''Thinking About Contemporary Art'' (1997), Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rewi|first=Adrienne|title=Yes, but is it art?|date=1997-07-02|work=The Press (Christchurch)}}</ref> * ''Transfusion/Fusion'' (1996), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. This show was a culmination of a Hong Kong- New Zealand artists exchange, and presented works from three New Zealand artists – Kum, Luise Fong and Yuk King Tan.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Curnow|first=Wystan|date=1997|title=Transfusion/Fusion|journal=Art and AsiaPacific|volume=16|pages=38–39}}</ref> * ''The Nervous System'' (1995), City Gallery Wellington, and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/the-nervous-system/|title=City Gallery Wellington|website=citygallery.org.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ash|first=Julie|title=Exhibition takes a close look at identity|date=1995-09-09|work=Daily News (New Plymouth)}}</ref> * ''Northern Exposure'' (1995), McDougall Art Annex, Christchurch<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Paton|first=Justin|title=McDougall show exposes NZ's northern talent|date=1995-08-30|work=The Press (Christchurch)}}</ref> * ''Recent Sculptitecture, Horribly Desirable'' (1995), Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington<ref>{{Cite news|last=Swain|first=Pauline|title=Poking the borax|date=1995-04-08|work=Dominion Post}}</ref> * ''n+1 Cultures'' (1994), Artspace, Auckland<ref>{{Cite news|last=McNamara|first=T.J.|title=Perspective on Art|date=1994-10-27|work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref> * ''Art Now: The First Biennial Review of Contemporary Art'' (1994), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/604|title=Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> * ''Localities of Desire: Contemporary Art in an International World'' (1994), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney * ''Tales Untold: Unearthing Christchurch Histories'' (1994), Christchurch<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Paton|first=Justin|date=1994-07-30|title=Exhibition|journal=New Zealand Listener}}</ref> * ''Mediatrix'' (1993–94), Artspace and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Auckland<ref>{{Cite news|last=McNamara|first=T.J.|title=Emblem of eternal decay|date=1993-09-02|work=New Zealand Herald}}</ref> * ''Under My Skin'' (1993), High Street Project Gallery, Christchurch<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paton|first=Justin|title=Gap between promise and delivery|date=1993-11-10|work=The Press (Christchurch)}}</ref>
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