Biography
Early life
| 1948 | Born Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand |
| 1963 – 1967 | Northland College, Kaikohe Art teacher: Selwyn Te Ngareatua Wilson |
| 1967-68 | Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Sculpture tutor: Tom Taylor |
| 1968-70 | Specialist sculpture studies & work with prominent sculptors in UK (Barbara Hepworth, Denis Mitchell & John Milne) |
Selected Public and Private Commissions
2010 – now
- In Progress 2020-2021 – ENTRANCEWAY TO KERIKERI AND WAIPAPA, NGATI REHIA AND OUR KERIKERI PROJECT, Kerikeri, NZ; Te Haa o te Ao – Breath of the World, kinetic sculpture reflecting what we are doing to combat climate change through the eyes of our school children, stone, steel; 1500cm x 700cm x 700cm
- In Progress 2020 – HUNDERTWASSER ART CENTRE, Whangarei, NZ; Paradise Living Sculpture, stone, wood, fungi; 500cm x 240cm x 45cm
- In Progress 2020 – WATERCARE CENTRAL INTERCEPTOR INTEGRATED ART WORK, Auckland, NZ; x6 works in progress; wood, stone, local native ecosystem; variation in sizes
- NORTHLAND COLLEGE TE-KI-O-RAHI FIELD, KAIKOHE, NZ; Tupu, stone; 200cm x 50cm x 50cm (donated by artist)
- NICKS HEAD STATION, MURIWAI, NZ; Orb, completed design for fabrication; wood, steel; 700cm x 800cm x 800cm
- KAEO, NZ; Islands, bronze, concrete; 40cm x 200cm x 80cm
- HIKURUA RIVER UNITY CENTRE, Matauri, NZ; Unity/Te Kotahitanga, stone, wood, fungi; 220cm x 200cm x 60cm (donated by artists)
EDEN GARDENS, Auckland, NZ; Green, stone, steel, moss and ferns; 300cm x 80cm x 80cm
- WAIHEKE ISLAND, Auckland, New Zealand, Kinetic Fungi Tower, 2017, wood, fungi, 700cm x 150cm dia. Created for headland Sculpture on the Gulf, now situated at Connells Bay Sculpture Park
- THE FARM MARGARET RIVER, South West Australia, Waljin Beela, 2017, stone, wood, 120cm x 700cm
- KAURI CLIFFS, Northland, New Zealand, Untitled, 2017, stone, 400cm x 1,000cm x 300cm
- AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Rakaia II, 2017, stone, steel, 300cm x 20cm dia
OROMAHOE SCHOOL, Oromahoe, NZ; Fungi Food Tree, stone, wood, fungi; 750cm x 80cm x 80cm (donated by artist)
- PARK VIJVERSBURG, Tytsjerk, Netherlands, Varder IV, 2016, stone, wood, 700cm x 180cm dia
- OOSTERNIJKERK, Friesland, Netherlands, Oplibje, 2016, brick, tree, wood, 250cm x 300 cm dia. (donated by artist)
- MUCSARNOK / KUNSTHALLE, Budapest, Hungary, Limestone Acacia, stone, wood, 150cm x 500cm dia.x
- MITIMITI, Northland, New Zealand, Kakahu for Ralph, 2016, stone, steel, 210cm dia
- MITIMITI, Northland, New Zealand, Kakahu for Ana Maria, 2016, stone, steel, 200cm x 120cm
- ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Earth Art 2014, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, earth reeds sticks string fungi
- NGA WHAREKURA MĀORI, Whangaroa, NZ; Kanapanapa, stone, steel, 700cm x 35cm x 35cm (predominantly donated by artist)
- NATIONAL TE KI-O-RAHI FIELD, Te Atarauarangihaeata, Waitangi, NZ; Tupu, stone, 250cm x 110cm x 120cm (donated by artist)
- STORM KING ARTS CENTER, Mountainville, NY, USA; one month (July) R&D residency to formulate concept design for selected site (work in progress).
- VAN DUSEN GARDENS, Vancouver, Canada, nac̓θətəɬp Transformation Plant, living sculpture, tree (western red cedar), stone, wood, fungi and insects. 200cm x 500cm x 500cm
2000 – 2010
- HUNEBED CENTRUM, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands; Barchan Dune, earth, stone, steel, tree, 450cm x 8000cm x 4600cm (work in progress)
- ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Sydney, Australia; Wurrungwuri, stone, steel, flora and fauna, 400cm x 2300 x 2200cm
- TE AHO MATUA O NGA KURA KAUPAPA MĀORI, Whangaroa, NZ; Waharoa; stone steel, 480cm x 350cm x 350cm (donated by artist)
- KERIKERI DOMAIN, Kerikeri, NZ; Te Whiringa o Manoko, stone steel, reinforced concrete, water, 1100cm x 1650cm x 1650cm
- PRIVATE COMMISSION, Kerikeri, NZ; Rikker, stone, steel, 650cm x 500cm x 500cm
- LOS SENDEROS, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Ciclo, stage one completed under artist’s supervision – remainder to be built under direction of client, stone, compacted earth, reinforced concrete, water, 400cm x 10000cm x 6500cm
- WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL, Whangarei, NZ; Waka & Wave; in collaboration with Te Warihi Hetaraka; stone, steel, reinforced concrete, 600cm x 3500cm x 1200cm
- KRÖLLER-MÜLLER MUSEUM, Sculpture Park, Otterlo, Netherlands; Echo van de Veluwe, stone, stainless steel, 400cm x 800cm x 70cm
- HAMILTON GARDENS, Hamilton, NZ; Entranceway, Nga Uri O Hinetuparimaunga, Kakahu (woven earth blanket) Te Kahu O Papatuanuku’ (in collaboration with Diggeress Te Kanawa (Ngati Maniapoto); stone, steel, stainless steel cable and wire, 420cm x 10000cm x 130cm.
- CONNELLS BAY SCULPTURE PARK, Waiheke Island, NZ; Slip, stone, stainless steel cable and wire, 75cm x 700cm x 800cm
- BRICK BAY SCULPTURE TRAIL, Sandspit, NZ; Ototara; stone, steel 500cm x 4000cm x 1500cm
- ATLANTIS/MARIPOSA, Arona, Tenerife, Canary Islands; Lava Buds, stone, stainless steel cable, 105cm x 320cm x 270cm
- ART IN MOTION, Bos van Ypeij, Tytsjerk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Varder III, stone, wood, 700cm x 120cm
- SELIGSON COLLECTION, Amagansett, Long Island, New York, USA; Column – Taumarunui, stone, steel, 600cm x 35cm
- ATLANTIS/MARIPOSA, Arona, Tenerife, Canary Islands; Lava Buds, 5 part installation, stone, stainless steel cable, 105cm x 320cm x 270cm
- FOREMAN/NICHOLSON COLLECTION, Waiheke Island, NZ; Sheep Dip, stone, stainless steel cable and wire, 320cm x 250cm x 250cm
- SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia; Bukker Tillibul, stone, steel, 570cm x 1070cm x 950cm
- AXA PLAZA, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia; Strata, (Petroglyph by Fiona Clarke), Castlemaine slate, stainless steel cable, reinforced concrete, 400cm x 1000cm x 35cm
- CIME et RACINES, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec, Canada; Îles des Silences, eratic granite boulders, 3 part installation, 400cm x 2000cm x 1600cm, (catalogue, text: Jean-Claude Rochefort and Guy Sioui Durand)
- MOTAIREHE MARAE, Motairehe, Great Barrier Island, NZ; entranceway (to be completed)
- CIME et RACINES, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec, Canada; Îles des Silences eratic granite boulders, 3 part installation, 400cm x 2000cm x 1600cm, (catalogue, text: Jean-Claude Rochefort and Guy Sioui Durand)
- SERESIN ESTATE, Malborough, NZ; Wairau Strata, schist stone, steel, 400cm x 1100cm x 650cm.
- LIONEL PHILLIPS, Drayton, Somerset, England; Buzzard Strata; blue lias stone, ham stone, stainless steel, 200cm x 200cm x 60cm
- EXPO 2000 STEINBERGEN, Hanover, Germany; Steinbergen Strata, Steinbergen limestone, sandstone, 260cm x 700cm x 240cm
- TONY STONE, London, England, UK; Sky Stone Strata, welsh slate, caledonian granite, stainless steel, 600cm x 120cm x 120cm
- ARTE SELLA, Incontri Internazionali D’Arte Natura, Borgo Valsugana, Trento, Italy; Stele di Sella, (reconfiguration following damage), stone, stainless steel cable, 240cm x 70cm x 40cm
1990 – 2000
- MICHAEL HILL, Arrowtown, NZ; Schist Strata, Stone, Steel, 400cm x 400cm x 200cm
- MR & Mrs WILKS, North Newnton, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, UK; Sarsens and Flint stone, stainless steel cable, 350cm x 400cm x 120cm
- PETER KRAUS, Kerikeri, NZ; Growth, stone, stainless steel cable; 500cm x 1500cm x 1000cm
- FÖRDERVEREIN MÜRITZ-NATIONALPARK, Neustrelitz, Germany, Zunderschwamm; Stone, wood, steel cable, wire, 170cm x 300cm x 170cm, (catalogue, text: Lars Fischer)
- ARTISTS IN INDUSTRY PROJECT – MILDURA ARTS CENTRE, Mildura, Victoria, Australia; Earth, Water, People, earth, stone, wood, gypsum, steel, 600cm x 1500cm x 480cm, (catalogue ‘Interceptions’, text: Stephanie Radok)
- LE VENT DES FORÊTS, Lahaymeix, La Meuse, Lorraine, France, Terre Ciel; Stone, wood, wire, 170cm x 300cm x 300cm
- PRIVATE COMMISSION, Whangaparaoa, Auckland, NZ; Boulder Outcrop, stone, 230cm x 3000cm x 900cm
- SHEFFIELD, Paraparaumu, Kapati Coast, NZ; Sand Strata, stone, steel, 385cm x 250cm x 200cm
- URALLA Arts Council Sculpture Residency/Project, (New England Regional Art Museum) Armidale, NSW, Australia; Granite Strata, stone, 200cm x 700cm x 300cm10th
- MILLFIELD INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE COMMISSION, Street, Somerset, England, UK; Spinney Cairn, stone, steel, 600cm x 200cm x 200cm
- TICKON, Tranekaer Internationale Center for Kunst og Natur, Tranekaer Slotspark, Rudkobing, Langeland, Denmark; Tranekaer Varder, stone, wood, 700cm x 500cm x 180cm
- ARTE SELLA, Incontri Internazionali D’Arte Natura, Borgo Valsugana, (Museo D’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto), Trento, Italy; Stele di Sella, stone, stainless steel cable, earth & plants, 250cm x 70cm x 40cm (catalogue)
- EVANDALE SCULPTURE WALK, Gold Coast City Council/Pat Corrigan joint commission, Queensland, Australia; Wiyung tchellungnai-najil (Keeper of the Flame), helidon sandstone, steel, 900cm x 750cm x 750cm, (catalogue)
- THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; Altar, stone, steel, 300cm x 110cm x 120cm
- CHRISTCHURCH/SEATTLE SISTER CITY SCULPTURE AWARD, Christchurch, NZ; Taurapa, stone, steel, 300cm x 250cm x 600cm
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Canterbury, NZ; Te Paepaetapu o Rakaihautu, stone, steel, 400cm x 1000cm x 1400cm, (book ‘Balanced Stone’, text: David Eggleton)
- BAY OF MARTYRS PROJECT, Peterborough, Victoria, Australia (P.L.A.C.E. & Framlingham Aboriginal Trust commission); concept drawings
- BILL MANHIRE & MARIAN MCLEOD, Waikanae, NZ; Traveller, stone, 200cm x 70cm x 40cm
- DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, WARRNAMBOOL CAMPUS, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; Tuuram Cairn’ stone, steel, 500cm x 220cm x 120cm
- FIONA BROCKHOFF COLLECTION, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsular, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Koonya Beach Columns, stone, steel, 500cm x 400cm x 450cm
- THE FARM, Kaukapakapa, Kaipara, NZ; Silent People (entranceway installation), stone, steel
- HARRY S PARKER III, DIRECTOR OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO, Fishers Island, Long Island Sound, New York, USA; Shelter Munnatawket, stone, stainless steel cable, 120cm x 180cm x 125cm
- JAMES WALLACE CHARITABLE TRUST COLLECTION, Auckland, NZ; Lava II, stone, stainless steel cable, 500cm x 100cm x 30cm
- GRIZEDALE FOREST PARK (Silurian Trail), Cumbria, England, UK; Slate Flight, stone, stainless steel cable, 240cm high
- NGAI TAHU, ARTS COUNCIL OF NZ TOI AOTEAROA, TAKAHANGA MARAE, Kaikoura, NZ; Cave (ceremonial entranceway), stone, steel, stainless steel cable, 300cm x 300cn x 500cm
TE ARAROA TRUST INC, Waitangi State Forest, Bay of Islands, NZ; Te Araroa, 3500cm stone cairn, stone, stainless steel cable. Restored 2014.
- PRIVATE COMMISSION, Whangaparaoa, Auckland, NZ; Earth Sky Strata, stone, steel, 700cm x 500cm x 390cm; sculptural landscaping, 1996, crystaline sandstone
- GRIZEDALE FOREST PARK (Silurian Trail), Cumbria, England, UK; In Celebration of a Tor, stone, stainless steel cable, wire, 300cm x 100cm x 40cm, (catalogue, text: Bill Grant)
- THE FARM, Kaukapakapa, Kaipara, NZ; Kaipara Strata, stone, steel, 400cm x 700cm x 250cm, (catalogue, text: James Ross)
- WELLINGTON SCULPTURE TRUST, BOTANIC GARDENS, Wellington, NZ; Water Sculpture: Peacemaker, stone, water, 240cm x 100cm, (catalogue)
1980 – 1990
- Albert Park, Auckland City Art Gallery, Albert Park, NZ; Gateway, stone, aluminium, stainless steel, water, 1800cm x 500cm x 120cm
- NGATI KURA HAPU, NZ CHINA CLAYS, Matauri Bay, Northland, NZ; Rainbow Warrior Memorial, stone, steel, bronze, 800cm x 1000cm x 100cm
- WORLD EXPO 88, Brisbane, Australia; 03 II, wood, bronze; 400cm x 1000cm x 400cm (catalogue)
- MARSDEN CLOSE CONDOMINIUM, Paihia, Bay of Islands, NZ; Untitled, stone, bronze, steel, 360cm x 1500cm x 700cm
- NATIONAL ART GALLERY, Wellington, NZ Nga Rimu o Puketi, manuka wood, muka (flax) fibre, stone, 490cm x 780cm x 625cm
1970 – 1980
Gallery Exhibitions - Solo
2000 – now
1990 – 2000
- AUCKLAND CITY ART GALLERY, NZ; O3
- ROBERT MCDOUGALL ART GALLERY, Christchurch NZ; Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition, Nikau, (catalogue, text: Elizabeth Caldwell)
- MERIDIAN GALLERY, Melbourne, Australia; (catalogue, text: Roger Taylor)
- GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY, Auckland, NZ
- SARJEANT GALLERY, Wanganui, NZ; Dome Installation no:18, Pumice from the Mountains, pumice, stainless steel cable, wire, 600cm x 400cm x 400cm, (catalogue)
- NADIA BASSANESE STUDIO D’ARTE, Trieste, Italy; Chris Booth, (catalogue)
- GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; Chris Booth
- REYBURN HOUSE, Whangarei, NZ; Chris Booth
- JANNE LAND GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Chris Booth Sculpture
- GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; Chris Booth Sculpture
1980 – 1990
- ROBERT MCDOUGALL ART GALLERY, Christchurch, NZ; South Island Rock Columns, stone, steel, 750cm x 120cm x 30cm, (catalogue, text: Elizabeth Caldwell)
- NADIA BASSANESE STUDIO D’ARTE, Trieste, Italy; Art from NZ, Installation, 1 of 3 artists, (catalogue)
- FISHER GALLERY, Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ; Sculpture Court Installation
- GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; Chris Booth Sculpture
- FISHER GALLERY, Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ; Chris Booth Sculpture, (brochure)
- WAIKATO ART MUSEUM, Hamilton, NZ; Forest Proverb
- GOVETT-BREWSTER ART GALLERY, New Plymouth, NZ Sculpture Installation: River Proverb
- JANNE LAND GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Sculpture on Location
- DENIS COHN GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; Chris Booth
- JANNE LAND GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Chris Booth Sculptures
- CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Hamilton, NZ; Proverb Series
- AUCKLAND CITY ART GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; Nga Tamariki a Tane, (catalogue, text: E K Cameron)
- NATIONAL ART GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Nga Rimu o Puketi, (brochure, text: Tim Walker – From Epstein to Matchitt)
- DOWSE ART MUSEUM, Lower Hutt, NZ; Chris Booth Sculpture 1969 – 1982
- HOCKEN LIBRARY, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
- DENIS COHN GALLERY, Auckland, NZ, Northland & Auckland Sculptures
1970 – 1980
- VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, Wellington, NZ
Gallery Exhibitions - Group
1990 – now
- ART IN MOTION, Bos van Ypeij, Tytsjerk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands; Varder III, wood, 700cm x 120cm selected international artists, (catalogue, text: Dr. Cathrin Nielsen & Ulrich Lang)
- VOLUME & FORM, Singapore; Pumice from the Mountains, In Celebration of Victoria Stone, (catalogue) NEW ARTS CENTRE, Roche Court, East Winterslow, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
- CRMA Fine Arts Centre, ATKINSON GALLERY, Millfield, Street, Somerset, England, UK
- NEW ART CENTRE, Roche Court, East Winterslow, Salisbury, England, UK
- GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY, (3 sculptors exhibition) Auckland,
- TE PAPA TONGAREWA, Museum of NZ, Parade exhibition, Wellington
- NZ FNSWR, Auckland,
- NZ HERRING ISLAND GALLERY, Yarra River, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- CHRISTCHURCH ARTS FESTIVAL, Christchurch,
- NZ BAY OF ISLANDS ARTS FESTIVAL, Ludbrook House,
- NZ NEW ART CENTRE SCULPTURE GARDEN, Roche Court, East Winterslow, Salisbury, England, UK
- 2nd ASIA-PACIFIC TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; exhibited Pumice from the Mountains, pumice, stainless steel cable, wire, 600cm x 400cm x 400cm, (catalogue)
- FISHER GALLERY, He Toi Whakairo, He Mana Tangata, Auckland,
- NZ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Melbourne, Australia; 150th Anniversary Exhibition, 20 selected artists, (catalogue, text: Ken Scarlett)
- NEW ART CENTRE, Roche Court, East Winterslow, Salisbury, England, UK
- MERIDIAN GALLERY, Melbourne, Australia
- CIVICO MUSEO REVOLTELLA, Galleria D’Arte Moderna, Trieste, Italy; Revoltella Estate, (catalogue)
- PALAU DE LA VIRREINA, Barcelona, Spain; Differentes Natures Visions de l’Art Contemporani, (catalogue, text: Liliana Albertazzi)
- ACAF4, FOURTH AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Melbourne, Australia; (catalogue)
- BAY OF ISLANDS ARTS FESTIVAL, Kerikeri, NZ, (brochure)
- MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AT HEIDE, Melbourne, Australia; Official Opening
- GALLERIE DÉFENSE, Paris, France; Differentes Natures Visions de l’Art Contemporani, (catalogue, text: Liliana Albertazzi)
- THE GALLERY, Northland Polytechnic, Whangarei, NZ; Official Opening (brochure)
- AUCKLAND MUSEUM, Auckland, NZ; Artiture, toured 4 NZ public galleries, (brochure)
- ACAF3, THIRD AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Melbourne, Australia; (catalogue)
- MARSALA & PALERMO CITY ART GALLERIES, Sicily, Italy; Il Sud del Mondo – South of the World, the Other Contemporary Art, (catalogue, text: Ian Wedde)
- THE BATH HOUSE, Rotorua, NZ, Hei Konei Inaianei/Here and Now, 15 selected NZ sculptors
1980 – 1990
- FISHER GALLERY, Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ; Gates & Lintels
- WORLD EXPO 88, Brisbane, Australia; 03 II, (catalogue)
- NATIONAL ART GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Nature and Form
- ROBERT MCDOUGALL ART GALLERY, Christchurch, NZ; Spare Parts, (catalogue, text: J Hurrell)
RKS GALLERY, Auckland, NZ; NZ Society of Sculptors & Painters
1969 – 1980
- PETER WEBB GALLERIES, Auckland, NZ AUCKLAND SOCIETY OF ARTS, NZ; Society of Sculptors & Painters
- WELLINGTON CITY ART GALLERY, Wellington, NZ; Pulp Show
- WHANGAREI GALLERY, Whangarei, NZ; Behind the Eye
- WAIRARAPA ARTS CENTRE, Masterton, NZ; Hansells Sculpture Award Annual
PENWITH SOCIETY OF ARTS, St Ives, England, UK
Conferences
| 2016 | 2016 Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney Sculpture Conference (panel speaker) 2016 |
| 2013 | ISC (International Sculpture Centre) SYMPOSIUM (Panel Speaker) Auckland NZ |
| 2005 | SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, PUBLIC SCULPTURE CONFERENCE (Guest Speaker), Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| 1997 | LINKING ART & URBAN DESIGN (Guest Speaker, illustrated lecture) associated Symposium: SITES PACIFIC, Waitakere City, Auckland, NZ |
| 1996 | TICKON-TRILOGY, Art-Nature-Science, Denmark |
| 2nd ASIA-PACIFIC TRIENNIAL Conference, Brisbane, Australia |
Selected Awards and Accolades
1979 – Now
- 2014 Best Sculpture/Public Art Project + Special Commendation, Wurrungwuri, Australian Stone Architectural Awards
- NORTH TEC TAI TOKERAU WANANGA HONORARY FELLOW – For outstanding and distinguished contribution to society in general
- ARUP DESIGN YEARBOOK 2012 – Wurrungwuri, selected as one of only 50 design projects worldwide
- SILVER AWARD OF HIGHLY COMMENDED – CONSULT AUSTRALIA, Wurrungwuri, Specialist Services – Arup Pty Ltd
- WINNER – Johnston Estate Commission, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Australia
- WINNER – Hamilton Gardens Entranceway Commission, Hamilton, NZ
- INTERNATIONAL ART IN MOTION EXHIBITION, Bos van Ypeij, Tytsjerk, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- WINNER (Open Category) – 2002 KAO International Kinetic Art Competition, Wind Quake, Florida, USA
- HANOVER 2000 EXPO representing New Zealand and Australia
- WINNER – 10th MILLFIELD INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE COMMISSION FOR 1998, Somerset, England
- WINNER – GREENHAM COMMON TRUST AWARD SITE WIDE PUBLIC ART/SCULPTURE, Newbury, England
- WINNER – ARTISTS IN INDUSTRY PROJECT, Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria, Australia
- FINALIST – NILLUMBIK ART IN PUBLIC PLACES AWARD, Victoria, Australia
- NZ ANZAC MEMORIAL – (joint semi finalist with Sydney architects: Tonkin Zulaikaha), Canberra, Australia
- WINNER – CHRISTCHURCH/SEATTLE SISTER CITY COMMISSION AWARD, Christchurch, NZ
- BRITISH COUNCIL, travel grant re: England, Scotland & Northern Ireland guest illustrated lecture tour of 9 Universities and Art Schools
- CREATIVE NZ, ARTS COUNCIL OF NZ, TOI AOTEAROA, a number of project, exhibition & travel grants over the years.
- FRANCES HODGKINS FELLOWSHIP, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
- AOTEA SQUARE, Auckland, NZ; Finalist – water sculpture competition, Maquette
Publications, Film,Media
1992 – now
- NGA URI o HINETUPARIMAUNGA – Stone Sculpture at Hamilton Gardens Video created for Chris Booth
- CLIMATE CHANGE SCULPTURE Professor James Renwick and Chris Booth
- LIVING SCULPTURES, Radio New Zealand interview
- ART IN NATURE – Haesim Kim, John K Grande. Korean Publication (www.borimpress.com) ISBN 978-89-433-0894-0 03600
- ARUP DESIGN YEARBOOK 2012 – Wurrungwuri, selected as one of only 50 design projects worldwide
- THE MAKING OF WURRUNGWURI – A Documentary by David Stalley. Vimeo
- PUBLIC ART & ECOLOGY – Editor in Chief Yang Guini, Chinese Publication (www.worldarteco.com)
- A GALLERY WITHOUT WALLS, TV NZ Artsville, documentary on Connells Bay Sculpture Park, Top Shelf Production
- WOVEN STONE – THE SCULPTURE OF CHRIS BOOTH, Chris Booth – foreword by Edward Lucie Smith, essays by Ken Scarlett and Libby Hakaraia Publisher: Random House NZ Code: ISBN 978 1 86962 122 3
- DIALOGUES IN DIVERSITY Art from Marginal to Mainstream – John K Grande. Pari Publishing, ISBN 978-88-901960-7-2
- RESPECTING THE EARTH, Māori Television – 45min documentary – Nga Uri o Hinetuparimaunga Director: Libby Hakaraia
- NIEUW IN NEDERLAND AFLEVERING 3, Avro Dutch National Television
- CHRIS BOOTH, SCULPTURE IN EUROPE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, text by Gregory O’Brien, Ken Scarlett, Edward Lucie Smith; Publisher: Random House, NZ Code: ISBN 1-86962-073-9
BALANCED STONE, text by Fiona Clarke, David Eggleton, Maurice Nutira, Ken Scarlett, Barbara van Ernst; Publisher: Lincoln University Press in assoc Daphne Brassell Publications, NZ Code: ISBN 0-909049-09-2
CHRIS BOOTH SCULPTURE, text by Alexa Johnston; Publisher: David Bateman Ltd, NZ Code: ISBN 1-86953-130-2
WHEN A WARRIOR DIES, Valhalla Productions, Wellington, NZ; Director: Michael Hardcastle