Freda Simmonds Explained

Freda Simmonds
Birth Name:Alfreda Simmonds
Birth Date:1912
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Date:1983
Nationality:New Zealand
Known For:Painting
Notable Works:Rimu, Northern Landscape, and Northland Harbour: Houhora Black Swan.
Movement:Abstract

Alfreda "Freda" Simmonds (1912–1983) was a painter from New Zealand.[1]

Career

Simmonds studied at the University of Auckland.[2] At the end of World War II, Simmonds moved to Kaitaia, in the north of New Zealand, and developed an interest in painting. Over several years she developed her artistic techniques at Adult Education Summer Schools in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

Many of Simmonds's works are landscapes and her painting style is abstract, often using "curvi-linear forms" and gradations of colour.[4] Notable works include Rimu (1958),[5] Northern Landscape,[6] Northland Harbour: Houhora Black Swan, and Torea – Pied Oyster Catcher sold at International Art Centre, 'The John Leech Collection'.[7]

Her work is included in several art collections including the Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection.[8]

Exhibitions

Simmons exhibited with Auckland Society of the Arts[9] including the 1959 exhibition, Eight New Zealand Painters[10] and was included alongside Jean Horsley and M. Rainier in the 1957 exhibition Three Women Painters.[11]

She was active in The Group,[12] [13] an informal art association from Christchurch, New Zealand, formed to provide a freer alternative to the Canterbury Society of Arts. She contributed works to multiple exhibitions by The Group including in: 1957;[14] 1963;[15] 1964;[16] 1965;[17] 1966 (as Alfreda Simmonds);[18] 1967;[19] 1968;[20] 1969;[21] 1970;[22] 1971; 1973;[23] 1974;[24] and 1977.[25]

Further reading

Artist files for Simmonds are held at:

Also see:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simmonds, Freda. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 19 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Art Collection > "Untitled (Landscape)". artcollection.auckland.ac.nz. en. 19 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Eight New Zealand Painters Catalogue. 19 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Freda Simmonds exhibition – NZETC. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. 19 September 2017.
  5. News: Rimu. Auckland Art Gallery. 19 September 2017. en.
  6. News: Northland Landscape. Auckland Art Gallery. 19 September 2017. en.
  7. Web site: Freda Simmonds – MutualArt. www.mutualart.com. en. 19 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Northland Harbour, Houhora Black Swan; freda Simmonds; 1961; VUW.1963.3 – Adam Art Gallery on NZMuseums. www.nzmuseums.co.nz. en-gb. 19 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 19 September 2017.
  10. News: Eight New Zealand Painters III. Auckland Art Gallery. 19 September 2017. en.
  11. Web site: Ferner Galleries Jean Horsley. www.fernergalleries.co.nz. 22 September 2017.
  12. Web site: The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com. en. 19 September 2017.
  13. Web site: Artists exhibited with The Group. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 19 September 2017.
  14. Web site: The Group 1957. 19 September 2017.
  15. Web site: The Group 1963. 19 September 2017.
  16. Web site: The Group 1964. 19 September 2017.
  17. Web site: The Group 1965. 19 September 2017.
  18. Web site: The Group 1966. 19 September 2017.
  19. Web site: The Group 1967. 19 September 2017.
  20. Web site: The Group 1968. 19 September 2017.
  21. Web site: The Group 1969. 19 September 2017.
  22. Web site: The Group 1970. 19 September 2017.
  23. Web site: The Group 1973. 19 September 2017.
  24. Web site: The Group 1974. 19 September 2017.
  25. Web site: The Group 1977. 19 September 2017.

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