Rhondda Bosworth

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Rhondda Bosworth (born 1944) is a New Zealand photographer.

Life

Bosworth was born in Takapuna, Auckland in 1944. [1] She studied painting and photography at the University of Canterbury and the University of Auckland. [2]

In 1975 she was part of the exhibition Six Women Artists, organised by Allie Eagle at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch, exhibiting with Stephanie Sheehan, Joanna Harris, Helen Rockel, Joanne Hardy, and Jane Arbuckle. [3]

In 1989–1990, Bosworth's work was included in Imposing Narratives, a photographic exhibition which toured New Zealand. [4]

In 2015, Bosworth's work was included in an exhibition on New Zealand women artists at the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington, Interior Histories: Fragments Of A World At 40. [5]

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References

  1. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Rhondda Bosworth | Bowerbank Ninow" . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Woman's Art: An Exhibition of Six Women Artists Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "City Gallery Wellington". citygallery.org.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Interior Histories: Fragments Of A World At 40". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 10 September 2018.