Helen Schamroth Explained

Helena Jeannette Schamroth (born 1945)[1] is a New Zealand craft artist and author.

Biography

Schamroth was born in Kraków, Poland, just after World War II to two Jewish Holocaust survivors,[2] but her milliner grandmother and shoemaker grandfather did not survive.[3] The family emigrated to Australia and later moved to North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. She served on the CreativeNZ Arts Board from 2000 to 2006.[4] [5]

In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Schamroth was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts.[6]

Art

Schamroth makes textile arts, exhibiting primarily in Australia and New Zealand.[5] In 2010 she was selected for the 13th International Triennial of Tapestry at the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Poland.[2]

100 New Zealand Craft Artists

A commission by Godwit Press led to 100 New Zealand Craft Artists which won the Illustrative Arts Award and the E.H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-Fiction at the NZ Post book awards.[7] [8] [9] [10] Among the artists included in this work are Raewyn Atkinson, Kobi Bosshard, Barry Brickell, Freda Brierley, Len Castle, Jens Hansen, Manos Nathan and Diggeress Te Kanawa.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helen Schamroth . Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest . John Furphy Pty Ltd . 23 August 2022.
  2. News: Poland calls local artist. North Shore Times . 29 April 2010 . 23 December 2014 . Lisa . Honeybone.
  3. Web site: Tracing: Helen Schamroth. https://archive.today/20141203073457/http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/mar/81528-tracing-helen-schamroth. dead. 3 December 2014. 19 February 2011. The Big Idea. 23 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Creative NZ Arts Board appointments announced. 7 July 2006 . beehive.govt.nz . Judith . Tizard . 23 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Helen Schamroth . 2005 . Creationz Consultants . 23 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2005 . 6 June 2005 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 28 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Index New Zealand Holdings Information. natlib.govt.nz. 3 December 2014. https://archive.today/20141203073458/http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=306163. 3 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Index New Zealand Holdings Information. natlib.govt.nz. 3 December 2014. https://archive.today/20141203073359/http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=299943. 3 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Index New Zealand Holdings Information. natlib.govt.nz. 3 December 2014. https://archive.today/20141203073408/http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=291153. 3 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Library: 100 New Zealand Craft Artists: by Helen Schamroth . Nga Taonga a Hine-te-iwa-iwa . 23 December 2014.
  11. Book: Schamroth, Helen . 100 New Zealand Craft Artists . 1998 . Random House . Auckland . 1869620305 .

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