Regan Gentry

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'''Regan Gentry''' (born 1976) is a New Zealand artist and sculptor. He has held a number of artist in residence positions and his work can be seen in public spaces throughout New Zealand. His artworks are often constructed from recycled or repurposed items such as gorse bushes and road safety barriers.

== Education ==
Gentry graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from [[Otago Polytechnic]] School of Art in 2000 although some sources state that his degree was from Otago University.

== Career highlights ==
An early career piece was ''Foot in the Door'', which has become an ongoing project to document the installation of a foot long ruler into the door of galleries across New Zealand. As the number of galleries that have allowed the artist to put ‘a foot in the door’ increases, so has the artist’s reputation.<ref></ref><ref> Ashburton Art Gallery|url=https://ashburtonartgallery.org.nz/2741-2/|access-date=2020-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

As the William Hodges Fellowship artist in residence in 2006 he produced a major body of work, ''Of gorse of course'' consisting of a series of artefacts constructed from wood obtained from [[Gorse in New Zealand|gorse]] which has become a major invasive plant species in New Zealand. By crafting articles from gorse, the artist's intention was to draw a contrast with the poor reputation enjoyed by [[Gorse in New Zealand|gorse]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> This work was subsequently exhibited at the [[Dowse Art Museum|Dowse]]<ref> The Dowse Art Museum|url=http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/of-gorse-of-course|access-date=2020-09-27|website=dowse.org.nz|language=en}}</ref> and is now owned by Connells Bay Sculpture Trust.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) Connells Bay|url=https://www.connellsbay.co.nz/the-sculpture-park/the-permanent-works/regan-gentry|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.connellsbay.co.nz}}</ref>

Gentry was the inaugural winner of Wellington Sculpture Trust's ''4 Plinths Award.''<ref> The Sculptures|url=https://www.sculpture.org.nz/the-sculptures/current-projects/4-plinths-5|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.sculpture.org.nz}}</ref> His installation ''Green Islands'' consisted of four trees constructed from No. 8 fencing wire. These stark leafless representations of the natural world provided an ironic commentary on the urban environment in which they were placed. In January 2010, the installation was relocated to the [[Wellington Botanic Garden|Wellington Botanic Garden.]]<ref> The Sculptures|url=https://www.sculpture.org.nz/the-sculptures/green-islands|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.sculpture.org.nz}}</ref>

His oversize beach lounger ''Recliner Rex'' won Gentry the Kids' Choice prize at the Australian ''Sculpture by the Sea'' exhibition in 2006.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

From June 2007 to August 2008 Gentry was the artist residence at the [[Tylee Cottage Residency|Tylee Cottage]] during which time he produced ''near nowhere, near impossible,''<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> a reflection on the failed Mangapurua Valley Soldiers Settlement Scheme.<ref></ref>

== Permanently exhibited works in New Zealand ==
[[File:Regan_Gentry_-_Subject_to_Change_-_Karo_Drive_Wellington.png|thumb|''Subject to Chang''e by Regan Gentry]]
[https://ift.tt/2EEADCn ''Woods from the tree''s] - Corner of High & Tuam Streets, Christchurch

[https://ift.tt/3kVHGWS ''Bound and around''] - Eastern Link Toll Road, Tauranga

''[https://ift.tt/2G5aJs3 Harbour Mouth Molars]'' Kitchener Street park, Dunedin

''[https://ift.tt/347uHdw Subject to change]'' Karo Drive, Wellington

''[https://ift.tt/3kNGmF6 Flour power]'' - Stewart Plaza, Christchurch

''[https://ift.tt/30uP2ZF Green islands]'' – Botanic Gardens, Wellington

''[https://ift.tt/342BkOt Skeleton trees]'' Connells Bay Sculpture Park, Waiheke Island

== Website ==
https://ift.tt/2S4fpRl

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century New Zealand sculptors]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand sculptors]]
[[Category:21st-century male artists]]
[[Category:1976 births]]

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