Nola Barron

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

Nola Barron
Born1931
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Known forPottery

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]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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