Aithnia Batchelor - Artistic Achievements

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I have attained a Practical Art Centre Trust Certificate in New Plymouth, New Zealand and have been in the following awards and exhibitions in New Zealand and Canada
1992   My first exhibition involving the works of all the students at the Practical Art Centre in New Plymouth, New Zealand
1992Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1993"Graduate Artists Go It Alone" exhibition in New Plymouth, New Zealand
1993Finalist (Merit Award) in the Art Taranaki Awards, Hawera, New Zealand
1993Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1993Awarded First Prize in the "Flair for Colour" Kings Building Art Awards in New Plymouth, New Zealand
1994Finalist in the Visa Gold Art Awards, Wellington, New Zealand
1994Exhibited in the Corran School Art Exhibition at Auckland, New Zealand
1995Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1995Exhibited in the Royal Easter show Art Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand
1995Exhibited in the Corran School Art Exhibition at Auckland, New Zealand
19963 finalist art works in the International Miniature Art Biennial, Ville Marie Temiscaminque, Quebec, Canada
1996Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1996My first Solo Art Exhibition at the Plumbing World Complex in New Plymouth, New Zealand
1996Finalist in the North Shore City Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
1997Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1997Finalist in the Windsor & Newton Art Awards, Otago, New Zealand
1997Finalist in the Mainland Art Awards, Otago, New Zealand
1997Finalist in the Golden C'Art Art Awards, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1997Awarded First Place in the "Art and Faith" Art Awards in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
1997Finalist in the Birkenhead Licensing Trust Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
1997Two finalist art works in the Warkworth & Districts Society of Arts Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
1997Finalist in the North Shore City Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
1997Artwork in the Bijou Exhibition at ART Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
1998Artwork in the Working Art Exhibition at Centre City Complex, New Plymouth, New Zealand
19982 finalist art works in the Biennial Internationale d'art miniature awards in Quebec, Canada
1998Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1998Artwork in the "Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Competition, Australia
1998Artwork in the Art in Action Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
1998Exhibition at the Plymouth International Hotel, New Plymouth
1998Artworks shown in Tokyo, Japan
1998An artwork presented to the Ambassador of Japan - Jun Kawashima
1998Won a merit award in Northshore City, Mairangi, Auckland
1999A finalist twice in the District Plan Art Awards, Taranaki, New Zealand
1999Finalist for the 7th year in the Telecom Art Awards, Taranaki
1999Finalist twice in the Mainland Cheese Art Awards, Otago, New Zealand
1999An artwork in the Golden C'Art 4th Art Awards, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1999Finalist in the Montana New Zealand Wearable Art Awards
1999Finalist in the Mairangi Bay Art Awards, New Zealand
2000Work shown on TV1's The Good Morning Show with mary Lambie.
2000Finalist in the Telecom Art Awards for the 8th year, Taranaki
2000Finalist and work sold in Biennale Internationale D'Art Miniature Awards, Quebec, Canada
2000Finalist Wearable Art Awards, Nelson, New Zealand
2001Encouragement Prize (medal), UNESCO 2000 Noma Concours, Tokyo, Japan
2001Exhibition at Taranaki Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
2001Finalist Mairangi Bay Art Awards, North Shore City Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
2001Finalist Taranaki Wearable Arts
2002Exhibition at New Plymouth Art Shop, Taranaki, New Zealand
2003Commissioned by Telecom New Zealand to do artwork for cover of regional telephone directory
2003Exhibition with other Taranaki artists - TART Exhibition, New Plymouth, New Zealand/TD>
2003Won Telecom Art Scholarship for cover of Taranaki Directory
2003Finalist in Mairangi Bay Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
2004Le Meilleur du Nouvelle Zélande Exhibition at Real Tart Gallery, New Plymouth
2004Exhibition at 11éme Salon International du Collage & de l'Assemblage Contemporain, Espace St Martin, Paris and Musée Art Colle, Sergines, France


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Aithnia Batchelor lives and works in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
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