Free Will? Yes. Freedom of choice? No.

Dale Copeland
‘Free Will? Yes. Freedom of choice? No.’
Assemblage of found objects crucifix & bullets, floating glass bubble thermometer, symbols of different belief systems in a very old wooden box
445 x 270 x 160mm

“Symbols of some of the things which make a difference to our ability to choose.”

Dale Copeland describes herself as a mathematician-turned-artist. The one time head of a college maths and physics department and freelance computer programmer, Copeland, at the age of forty-three opted for a new lifestyle devoted to art and motherhood. She is now a 6th Dan black belt in Taekwon-Do and is still training regularly. Dale has often been referred to as the back bone of the Taranaki arts community, she is currently the driving force behind the artist collective called Virtual TART which shows their work online through the Virtual TART site www.tart.co.nz. In 2012 Dale was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts. Dale lives at Puniho with painter Paul Hutchinson.