Airini A'Court

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Airini A'Court (born 1953) is a New Zealand painter based in Wellington.

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Early life

Airini A'Court was born in 1953 in New Zealand.

Education

A'Court completed a graphic design course at the Wellington Polytechnic. [1]

Career

A'Court worked as a commercial artist in illustration, poster art and fashion, and between 1972 and 1979 she worked as a designer for the New Zealand Railways Corporation. [1]

In 1984, A'Court formed a freelancing partnership with a journalist, and for three years illustrated the Wellington Evening Post's "Style" column. [1]

A'Court began painting full-time in 1992 after winning the Caltex Art Award for painting. Her influences include Egon Schiele and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. [1]

A'Court has exhibited extensively in New Zealand, and notable exhibitions include the following:

Solo exhibitions:

Group exhibitions:

Personal life

A'Court's son, Harry A'Court, is the Creative Director of Wellington-based studio Inject Design. [10]

Awards

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References

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  2. McNamara, T. J. (31 July 1996). "Light on our heritage". New Zealand Herald.
  3. "Focus on women". Daily Telegraph (Napier). 12 March 1997.
  4. Dunningham, Roy (14 March 1997). "Empty feeling from Scent exhibition". Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune.
  5. "Art exhibition marks suffrage centenerary". Evening Post (Wellington). 25 September 1993.
  6. "Gallery features bodies in form". Hawkes Bay Sun. 29 May 1995.
  7. "All-women exhibition at gallery". Evening Post (Wellington). 19 May 1995.
  8. Wilson, David (13 March 2002). "Strong styles - different treatments". Hawke's Bay Today.
  9. McKenna, Terence (7 April 2004). "Good works in the salon". Hawkes Bay Today.
  10. "The Design Kids Interview | Inject Design". www.injectdesign.co.nz. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. Dunningham, Ray (6 April 1998). "Norsewear is real show by real people". Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune.