John Scott: A Journey in Art and Photography
Capturing Moments, Crafting Memories
"I've spent my life seeing and creating images which I have exhibited both here in New Zealand and overseas. I have been fortunate in that I have had a career that has allowed me to combine my creative interests with another gtrat passion, travel. With my wife Dawn we have travelled to most corners of the globe which has opened up doors to the art and the diverse cultures of the world which I have been able to capture in photographs."
John Scott was born in 1945 and attended the University of Otago before graduating from Canterbury University. His artworks include paintings, sculpture, mixed media works and photography. Associated involvement in the arts has included his leadership in the NZ Polytechnic system, as CEO of both Wanganui Polytechnic and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Scott also served as president of the New Zealand Crafts Council and has been actively involved in writing on the arts and crafts, and judging arts and crafts both here and overseas.
Services
Travel Photography
John Scott captures breathtaking scenes from his travels, transforming them into beautifully designed and original travel books. Selected individual photographs can be professionally printed onto virtually any photographic surface such as high quality art papers and canvas.
Paintings and Sculpture
John Scott has had numerous exhibitions in New Zealand and abroad and has works in private and public collections. He has won a number of Art awards and been awarded a number of QEII grants, one for a major exhibition in Kenya. He has had major commissions such as for the Price Waterhouse building in Auckland, Manakau Institute of Technology, John Matthews, Canterbury University and the Christchurch Polytechnic. John Scott was born in 1945 and attended the University of Otago before graduating from Canterbury University. His artworks include paintings, sculpture, mixed media works and photography. Associated involvement in the arts has included his leadership in the NZ Polytechnic system, as CEO of both Wanganui Polytechnic and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Scott also served as president of the New Zealand Crafts Council and has been actively involved in writing on the arts and crafts, and judging arts and crafts both here and overseas.
Career
John Scott started his career in Education training as a primary school teacher at Dunedin Teachers College. Having completed his degree at Canterbury University, he travelled overseas, migrating to England in 1971 with his wife and lifetime travelling companion Dawn. After 2 years teaching in London they travelled overland back to New Zealand. John returned to University and completed a post Graduate qualification in Counselling before entering the tertiary sector as a lecturer and counsellor, before being appointed to the position as the Founding CEO of Wanganui Regional Community College in 1983, a position he held for 10 years before being appointed to head up Christchurch Polytechnic in 1993. After retiring from CPIT in 2006 John and Dawn moved to Bahrain to set up the Bahrain Polytechnic for the EDB (Economic Development Board) under the leadership of Crown Prince Salman. He remained to lead the Polytechnic until 2007 when he returned to New Zealand. Since then he and his wife Dawn have spent a great deal of their time travelling and recording those travels in books of photographs.
