Nola Barron

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Nola Barron
Born1931
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Known for Pottery

Nola Barron (born 1931) is a New Zealand potter. [1]

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Barron has been a prominent member of New Zealand's studio pottery movement since the 1960s. She has studied under Yvonne Rust. [2] [3] She was an early member of the Canterbury Potter's Association, formed in 1963, to co-ordinate the common interests of potters in the Canterbury and West Coast regions. [4]

Barron was director of the Canterbury Society of Arts between 1977 and 1986 (temporary director from 1976, the position was made permanent in 1984), and after her directorship remained a vice-president until 1988. [5] She was appointed honorary curator at the Robert  McDougall art gallery (now part of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu) alongside Peter Ireland. [6]

Barron has exhibited throughout New Zealand, including with:

Her work is held in the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Barron, Nola". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Candlestick - Nola Barron". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nola Barron". www.ceramicsnz.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Ceramic Collection". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Canterbury Society of Arts". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Crighton, Anna (2014). English, Colonial, Modern and Maori: The Changing Faces of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1932-2002. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 157. ISBN   9781443871693.
  7. ↑ "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood Press. ISBN   0908582609.
  9. ↑ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Artists exhibited with The Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Group 1967". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "The Group 1968". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Group 1970". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Group 1974". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "The Group 1976". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "The Group 1977". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Nola Barron - Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu" . Retrieved 26 October 2017.

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