Helen Calder

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Helen Calder (born 1955) is a New Zealand artist. Her work is part of the permanent collection of Te Papa (the national museum of New Zealand), the Auckland Art Gallery and the Christchurch Art Gallery. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Calder was born in Christchurch and studied at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a master's degree in fine arts in 2003. [4] Her art is held in private and public collections including the Chartwell Collection, the Fletcher Trust Collection and Simpson Grierson Collection. She has also taught art and was the head of the visual art department at Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch. [5]

Calder's artworks are three-dimensional pieces, often created by pouring paint onto a panel and allowing it to dry before shaping. [6] Her artwork explores abstraction, both its history and experimentation to its limits, while her process focuses on colour and form to create her pieces. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yellow Blue Red Black". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Helen Calder". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. 1 2 "Helen Calder Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions". ocula.com. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  5. ↑ School, Rangi Ruru Girls’. "Artist Helen Calder creates artworks at Rangi — Intouch - Week 3, Term 3 2019". Rangi Ruru Girls’ School. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  6. ↑ "Artist Helen Calder Pours Resene Paints To Create Artworks". www.resene.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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