UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Mr Aaron James Beehre

Contact

Department: Fine Arts

Email: aaron.beehre@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695532

Office: Fine Arts 125

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Digital media
Art direction
Commercial graphic
Flash animation
Type setting

Researcher Summary

Nine years experience in the field of commercial graphic design, involving pre-press, off set printing, digital printing, website production, video editing, flash encoding, flash animation, art direction, type setting. Visual art practice with partner Hannah Beehre involving exhibiting around New Zealand and more recently overseas in leading galleries and festivals.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Design: Design
Visual Arts and Crafts: Installation ; Moving Image/Media

Resources

Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Artefacts, Objects, Craftworks

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) JS.02.03. Purchased in 2003 for the permanent Contemporary Collection. [Projection work].

Design output

Beehre A. (2019) It's a World Full of Lying Bastards. Designer, printer, binder, publisher: Commissioned by Ilam Press [Book].

Beehre A. (2019) Louise Henderson: From Life. Book designer and art director: Commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery & Christchurch Art Gallery [Book].

Beehre A. (2019) The Christchurch Town Hall 1965–2019: A dream renewed. Designer and art director: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Book].

Beehre A. (2019) The Father of Octopus Wrestling. Graphic designer, art director and printer: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Book].

Beehre A. (2018) Art-Tastic. Art director, designer: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Book].

Beehre A. (2017) New China Eyewitness. Graphic Designer and art director: Commissioned by Canterbury University press [Book].

Beehre AJ. (2017) Blood Ties: New and selected poems 1963 - 2016. Graphic designer, visual editor and production manager: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Poetry Book].

Beehre AJ. (2017) Little Books of Art. Graphic Designer: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Publication series].

Campbell J. and Beehre AJ. (2017) It's a World full of Cover Versions. Author, designer, printer: Commissioned by Ilam Press [Limited edition artist book].

Beehre AJ. (2016) My Mother and the Hungarians, and other small fictions. Graphic designer, visual editor, printer and production manager: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Publication].

Hall K. and Beehre AJ. (2016) Bad Hair Day. Graphic Designer: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Publication].

Beehre A. (2015) 101 Works of Art. Designer, visual editor and production manager. Travelled to China to oversee production.: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu [Book, 352pp].

Beehre A. (2015) Christchurch Art Gallery Bulletin, 179-182. Art Direction: [Magazine].

Beehre A. (2015) Occasional Rain. Editor, designer and printer: Commissioned by Ilam Press [Publication].

Beehre AJ. (2015) Fish Stories. Graphic designer, visual editor and production manager: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Poetry book].

Beehre AJ. (2015) Olivia Spencer Bower: Making her own discoveries. Graphic designer: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Publication].

Beehre AJ. (2015) There are no Horses in Heaven. Graphic designer, visual editor and production manager: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Publication].

Hall K., Harper J., Milburn F. and Vangioni P. (2015) Everything Is Going To Be Alright. Graphic designer, visual editor and production manager: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Book, 448pp].

Beehre A. (2014) Christchurch Art Gallery Bulletin Magazine. Graphic designer and art director: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Publication Design].

Beehre A. (2014) Encyclo-dimensional by Mark Braunias. Essay by Hamish Win. Ilam Press, 108pp. Graphic designer, printer: Commissioned by Ilam Press [Book Design].

Beehre A. (2014) Gavin Hipkins: Leisure Valley. Creative director, graphic designer, printer: Commissioned by Ilam Press [Book Design].

Beehre A. (2014) Shane Cotton: Baseland. [Book Design].

Conference Contributions - Other

Wood L. and Beehre A. (2014) The Ilam Press: Art School Publishing as Teaching and Research. Dunedin, New Zealand: Art and Book Symposium, 16-18 Oct 2014.

Design output

Beehre A. (2013) Art in the Service of Science: Dunedin’s John Buchanan. [Book design].

Beehre A. (2013) Barry Cleavin: Lateral Inversions. Graphic Designer: Commissioned by Canterbury University Press [Book design].

Beehre A. (2013) New Revised Edition. Graphic Designer and printer: Commissioned by City Gallery Wellington [Publication Design].

Beehre A. (2013) Shane Cotton: The Hanging Sky. Creative director, graphic designer and production manager: Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery [Book design].

Beehre A. (2012) Eddie Clemens: Human in the Loop. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) Eddie Clemens: Total Internal Reflection. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) Fatu Feu'u: Ola. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) Literature in Art, Art in Literature in 19th Century France, by Emilie Sitzia. [Book cover design].

Beehre A. (2012) Peter Trevelyan: Selected Proofs. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) Simon Lawrence: Life on Earth. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) The Artists' Cinema. [Publication and packaging design].

Beehre A. (2012) The Chills: Somewhere Beautiful. Graphic Designer: [LP Cover].

Beehre A. (2012) Tony de Lautour: Recent Paintings. [Exhibition publication].

Beehre A. (2012) Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library. [Book design].

Beehre A. and Knapton A. (2012) The Physics Room: An Exhibition History. [Publication].

Beehre A. (2011) 2011 University of Canterbury Innovation Medal. [Glass, LED Lighting System, Custom Box].

Beehre A. (2011) Bensemann Exhibition promotional material. [Posters and Fliers].

Beehre A. (2011) C. Jones, B. Matthews and J. Clement (Ed.), Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library. Christchurch: University of Canterbury Press, 2011. [Published Book].

Beehre A. (2011) CSA: The Radical, the Reactionary and the Canterbury Society of Arts 1880-1996, by Warren Feeney. [Published Book].

Beehre A. (2011) Van der Velden: Otira, by Peter Vangioni and Dieuwertje Dekkers. Christchurch: Christchurch Art Gallery, 2011. [Artist Monograph].

Beehre A. (2011) When a City Falls, directed by Gerard Smyth. [Motion Picture Graphics].

Edited Volumes

Beehre A. and Montgomery K. (2011) Prospect 2011 Exhibition Notes. Christchurch: Ilam Press. 36pp.

Design output

Butler L., Bruce J. and Dunham L. (2011) Imaging and Imagining the Pacific. [Exhibition Publication].

Paton J. (2011) Debuilding Exhibition Promotional Material. [Posters and Fliers].

Beehre A. (2010) OK! Nectar. [Branding and Promotional Material].

Beehre A. (2010) Provocations: The work of Christine Webster, by Anne Kirker. [Artist Monograph].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2010) Pine: Books & Magazines. [Album Artwork].

Neate R. and Holcroft J. (2010) Undercurrent publication. [Exhibition Publication].

Beehre A. (2009) Inner Landscapes: 15 New Zealand Artists with Canterbury Connections. [Book and Cover Design].

Beehre A. (2009) Inner Landscapes: 15 New Zealand Artists with Canterbury Connections. [Catalogue Design].

Beehre A. (2009) Ronnie Van Hout's Who Goes There: Puzzle Book. [Book Design].

Beehre A. (2009) Seraphine Pick. [Monograph Design].

Beehre A. (2009) The Physics Room- Robbinschilds poster series. [A0 Print Posters].

Beehre A. and Baxter A. (2009) GBA: Print Publishing in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1859-1933. [Catalogue Design].

Conference Contributions - Other

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2009) ACCUADS - Art in Public Space. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia: ACUADS 2009 Conference: Interventions in the Public Domain, 30 Sep-2 Oct 2009.

Design output

Beehre A. (2008) Book accompanying Daniel Crooks' exhibition "everywhere instantly" at Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand, 18 Jul-9 Nov 2008. [Book].

Beehre A. (2008) TransVersa, edited by Zara Stanhope and Danae Mossman. [Broadsheet Publication].

Beehre A. and Buhrkuhl M. (2008) Ask Me to Dance. [Published Book].

Beehre A. (2007) Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning, by J. Hay with L. Aberhart, C. Knox and R. Brownson. [Book].

Beehre A. (2007) The Man with No Arms & Other Stories', by Glenn Busch, photographs by Hanne Johnsen, published by Dinard Press, 276pp. [Design of published book].

Beehre A. (2006) Julia Morison: a loop around a loop, by Justin Paton. With essays by Jennifer Hay and Anna Smith. [Artist Monograph].

Beehre A. (2006) Red Bus Diary', by Tim Veling, published by Hazard Press Ltd, 163pp, text and photographs. [Design and page layout of published book].

Beehre A. (2005) Collecting a canon: paintings, prints and drawings from two Christchurch collections. 13 Dec 2005-22 Jan 2006. Christchurch: University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts Gallery at the Arts Centre. Text by Dr. Pamela Gerrish Nunn. [Catalogue Design].

Beehre A. (2005) My Place: A Place in Time 21st Century Documentary Project. Canterbury University Press. [Book].

Beehre A. (2004) James Ormond Wallace: 'Ayeion Thales'. 19 Oct-28 Nov 2004. Christchurch: University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts Gallery at the Arts Centre. Essays by Jon Bywater and Hamish Win. [Catalogue Design].

Beehre A. (2004) Morgan Jones: 'Traffic'. Christchurch: University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts Gallery at the Arts Centre. 5 p. [Catalogue Design].

Beehre A. (2002) Physics Room Publications. [Publications].

Beehre A. (2002) The butler's new clothes: orchestrated and conducted by the Butler: under the supervision of Madame / assisted by Julia Morison and Heather Straka. Christchurch: Art & Industry Biennial Trust. 44 p. [Picture Book].

Edited Volumes

Gerrish Nunn P. and Beehre A. (2002) Collecting a canon: paintings, prints and drawings from two Christchurch collections. Christchurch: University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts Gallery at the Arts Centre. 6pp.

Exhibition/Curatorial Exercises

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2013) Toward Mt Terror. Artist, creative director, producer: Among the Machines at Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand. 6 Jul-3 Nov 2013. [Art installation].

Beehre A. (2012) Sawtooth City. Marker Exhibition, Ramp Gallery, School of Media Arts, WINTEC, Hamilton, New Zealand. 29 Mar-15 Jun 2012. [B/W print].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2012) Waters Above Waters Below. Artist, creative director, producer: Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand. 26 May-17 Jun 2012. [Digital projection].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2011) Alnico Fields. Burnside High School, Christchurch. 1 Apr 2011. [Digital projection].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2011) Lilith and Cruithne. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 7-29 Oct 2011. [Acrlic sculpture, pencil drawings, charcoal drawings].

Beehre A. (2010) Sonny Wortzik (Working drawing) in Undercurrent: a trans-tasman exchange (Group Exhibition). Gippsland Campus Gallery, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. 8-30 Sep 2010. [Inkjet print].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2010) "Dog Day Evening", in the group exhibition 'Paperwork'. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 30 Nov-18 Dec 2010. [Inkjet print 2/3, 880 x 800mm framed].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2010) Postcard to Sonny Wortzik. Campus A Low Hum, Bulls, New Zealand. 23 Jun-25 Jan 2010. [Digital Projection].

Beehre A., Beehre H., Bywater A., Greenback J., Hood R., Johns P., Lacey S., Lawrence S., Mettrick E. and Parton SJ. (2010) Hands Across the Sea. Victor & Hester Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. 30 Jul-3 Aug 2010. [Inkjet prints].

Beehre A., Beehre H., Jowsey S., Williams M., Child M., Jarvis P., Nakahara S., Nakahara Y., Hurley G. and Mitchell S. (2010) DOUBLE VISION: when artists collaborate. Pataka: Museum of Art and Cultures, Porirua, Wellington. 29 Apr-12 Sep 2010. [Sublimation print, software, audio and sonor senso].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) Hannah & Aaron Beehre: Works. Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Queensland, Australia. 29-16 Apr 2009. [Paint, digital media, drawings, sensors].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) Inner Landscapes. Group Exhibition. SOFA Gallery, Arts Centre, Christchurch. 30 Jul-30 Aug 2009. [Sublimation print, framing, computer hardware and].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) JS.02.03 "The Hedge". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, New Zealand. 14 Feb-17 May 2009.

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) JS11.08. Jonathan Smart Gallery. 4-29 Nov 2009.

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) Postcards to Casablanca and Rodriguez. TeTuhi Centre for the Arts, Manukau City, New Zealand. 25 Jul-27 Sep 2009. [Digital projection, motion sensors].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) Snare Mahanga -��Dark Aviary. Robert McDougall Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 23 Jul-13 Sep 2009. [Perspex, wood panelling, cardboard, led lighting].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2008) Avon Lights. 2008 SCAPE Christchurch Biennial or art in public space. 19 Sep-2 Nov 2008.

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2008) Hannah and Aaron Beehre. Vavasour Godkin Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand. 7 Aug-6 Sep 2008.

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2007) Postcard to Garland Briggs No 3 in Art School 125: 125 Years of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury (Group Exhibition). Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 9 Nov 2007-17 Feb 2008. [Sublimation print on fabric, LCD screen, MAC computer, motion sensors and cable].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2007) The Winter Rose. Christchurch Arts Festival, Christchurch Cathedral, Christchurch. 26 Jul-12 Aug 2007. [Digital Projection].

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2006) Wuhan Leaves. Children's Palace, City of Wuhan, China. 1 Jan 2006. [Digital projection].

Beehre H., Beehre A., Bell V., Flanagan S., Greenbank J., Harrow B., Hood R., Knight L., Meyer A. and Perkins O. (2005) POPuluxe. Curated by Andrew Paul Wood. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 11 Feb-5 Mar 2005.

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2004) Contemporary Collection Christchurch Art Gallery. Christchurch City Art Gallery, New Zealand. 1 Jun-1 Dec 2004. [Digital projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2004) Ivy" shown at the Medienwechsel 3 Ausstellung "The Greenhouse. CityQuartier Frankfurter Welle, Frankfurt, Germany. 29 Apr-20 Aug 2004. [Digital Media].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2004) JS02.03. Toi Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand. 14 Oct-1 Nov 2004. [Digital projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) "JS.02.03" purchased for the Contemporary Collection. Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1 May 2003. [Projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) BLOY05.03. Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. 13-24 Apr 2003. [Vinyl and MDF].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) Living Room: Third Goodman-Suter Contemporary Art Project. Suter Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand. 12 Sep-19 Oct 2003. [Painting and Digital Media].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) Lunchbox. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch. 1 Jan-1 Feb 2003. [Digital projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2003) 'The Hedge' exhibited at the Auckland Festival (AK03). Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand. 20 Sep-5 Oct 2003. [Digital projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2002) "PHY09.02" for the Hard Sell series. The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand. 4 Sep-5 Oct 2002. [Digital Projection].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2002) JS08 02. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1 Aug-1 Sep 2002. [12 Paintings].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2002) JS12.03. Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1 Dec 2002-1 Jan 2003. [Paintings].

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2002) Work exhibited at the Waikato Art Awards. Waikato Museum of Art, Hamilton, New Zealand. 1 Sep-1 Oct 2002.

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2001) Painting and sculpture installation of seven works in the Telecom Prospect 2001. City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand. 12 Apr-1 Jul 2001. [Painting and sculpture installation].

Oral Presentations

Beehre A. and Geddes S. (2015) Ilam Press at the Melbourne Art Book Fair. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Risograph Publishing with Ilam Press & Stuart Geddes, 03 May 2015.

Beehre A. and Beehre H. (2012) Waters Above Waters Below. Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand: A presentation and discussion on the exhibition 'Waters Above Waters Below'..

Beehre H. and Beehre A. (2009) Artist Talk - Auckland City Council Artist Talk Series. Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland City Council Public Art Projects Lecture Series, 01 Dec 2005.

Beehre A. (2008) Artist Talk. Burnside High School: Artist Talk, 21 Oct 1997.

Theses / Dissertations

Beehre AJ. (2012) Graphic Residue. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Additional Publications

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2004) Pine songs: Bottlenecks, Seesaw, Overground, Don't panic, Out of the loop, Hindsight, Easy, Tokyo, So for you, Lazybones, Required, Upside down. [Compact Disc (Sound recording)].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S.(2004) "Seesaw" by Pine. [Music Video].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S.(2004) "Tokyo" by Pine. [Music Video].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2003) Pine at CBGBs. CBGB's, Bowry, New York City. [Music Performance].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2003) Pine at Piano's. Pianos Bar, Lower East Side, New York City, USA. [Music Performance].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2002) Pine songs: Mystery, Beaten again, Wanted boy, Make way for the king, Had one, Cried all night, Sugar (safe in your eyes), Lazy Tracey, Days on end, Silence is a sin, Aeroplanes, Gifted indeed, Sunroom. [Compact Disc (Sound recording)].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S.(2002) "Beaten Again" by Pine. [Music Video].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2001) Pine concerts, on tour with Neil Finn. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Music performance].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S. (2001) Pine songs: Speeding, Then I was left out, Rich, Make way for the king, Lately, Bigger than me. [Compact Disc (Sound recording)].

Beehre A., Beehre H. and McCarthy S.(2001) "Speeding" by Pine. [Music Video].