Rona Dyer

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Rona Ina Dyer (1923 - 2021) was a New Zealand artist, working in wood-engraving, watercolours and oils. [1] Her work was used to illustrate books and is also held in the permanent collections of Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui and Christchurch Art Gallery. [2] [3] She was also known for mural design and painting. [4]

Biography

Dyer was born in Dunedin and attended Otago Girls' High School where she was taught by painters Lula Currie and Myra Kirkpatrick. These teachers recommended Dyer continue her studies at the School of Art at King Edward Technical College in Dunedin. [4] She aso studied art at the Central School of Art and Design and Goldsmith College in London.

Before the end of World War II, she began training as an art teacher at Dunedin Teachers' College and also studied education at the University of Otago. [4]

Dyer exhibited watercolours, oil paintings, wood-engravings and a piece of sculpture at the Otago Art Society. She also exhibited at the London Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers, the Society of Wood Engravers and the Royal Academy of Arts. [2]

In the mid-1940s Dyer became interested in mural design and painting, and was commissioned to create murals in Wellington and Dunedin. In 1947 she won a national mural competition organised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects and judged by Cora Wilding and Ngaio Marsh, with an entry consisting of three panels on the theme of health. Following this success, she decided to study mural design with John Hutton at Goldsmith College in London. [4]

In 1948, Caxton Press published a book of her wood-engravings. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Vangioni, Peter (2023-01-01). Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand Printmakers of the Modern Era. Christchurch Art Gallery. p. 130. ISBN   978-1-877375-77-4.
  2. 1 2 "Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua". Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rona Dyer". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 3 Dunedin Designers: Lily Daff, Rona Dyer, Eileen Mayo. Dunedin, New Zealand: The Hocken Library Gallery. 1999. pp. 15–29.
  5. ↑ Dyer, Rona Ina (1948-01-01). Engravings on wood.
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