In Memory of Jim Allen (1922-2023)

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Creative visual thinking is fundamental to us all as human beings as we strive to understand our sense of self and the world. Chartwell seeks to deepen understanding about the importance of art and creative thinking for our future and our wellbeing.

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Chartwell is an explorer of the visual world. We want to know more about how and what we see. When both the eye and the mind are active, the creative process opens to the artist and viewer. The Chartwell Collection provides the viewer many examples of creative visual thought in action.

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Chartwell supports artists as they make and think. Making is an active and connected process, involving the interaction of intention, intuition and intellect with the mediums of the world. Chartwell is making too - making a difference through philanthropy and enabling access to creative activities and research.

Thinking

Chartwell encourages everyone to think about art and the creative process with a commitment to drive an understanding about the significance of the visual arts to general creative thinking. We share a curiosity to know and learn more: an imaginative, ongoing investigation.

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9 June 2023

News by Jim Allen (1976 {first performed}), Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015

It is with great sadness that we learned of Jim’s passing on Friday 9 June at the age of 100.

A legend in art making in Aotearoa New Zealand, Jim was loved and appreciated by so many in our time. He advanced making boundaries in art practices for us and did so with great energy, commitment and love.

Chartwell is grateful for his life and generous support and our post today is both in sadness and deep appreciation.

In July 2022, we used the occasion of Jim's 100th birthday to celebrate the artist and his contribution to the Chartwell Collection in our post Jim Allen: 100 Years. You can also explore Jim's works in the Collection here.