REMEMBERING BILLY APPLE

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6 September 2021

It is with sadness we have heard of Billy Apple’s passing - our loss and Aotearoa New Zealand’s loss of a greatly valued artist friend.

We remember with affection his distinctive exhibition at the Centre For Contemporary Art in Hamilton ‘Billy Apple Selected Works 1967-1990,’ 8 May – 1 June 1990.

The next year an event was held on 3 May 1991 at Sue Crockford Gallery in which Billy Apple’s Bartered, 1988-1991, was signed by Sue Crockford, Billy Apple and Rob Gardiner of the Chartwell Collection.