Window in Port Vendre -- Thinking of Matisse 2/13

Geoff Tune was born in 1947 and grew up in Gisborne before attending Elam School of Fine Arts, gaining a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours in 1969. He gained his teaching diploma in 1970 and was the Head of the Manukau School of Visual Arts. Tune has exhibited throughout New Zealand for over thirty years. His work is well received and he is a regular participant in the Mt Eden Artists Community project held every summer. Many of his paintings and drawings have explored the image of Mt Eden, more recently as a reference point for the continuum of symbolic elements that define our place in the cyclical continuity of time. Geoff Tune is mentioned in several publications about New Zealand art, including Elva Betts NZ Art A Modern Perspective, Peter Capes NZ Painting Since 1960 and Kate McGaheys Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists. He has recently had a number of successful sales to overseas collectors.