Grete Nash Explained

Grete Nash
Birth Date:14 February 1939
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Parents:Eigil Helland-Hansen
Relatives:Bjørn Helland-Hansen (grandfather)
Occupation:Ceramist
Awards:Order of St. Olav

Grete Nash (née Helland-Hansen; 14 February 1939  - 20 March 1999) was a Norwegian ceramist.

She was born in Oslo to Eigil Helland-Hansen and Sophie Marie Eeg, and was a granddaughter of oceanographer Bjørn Helland-Hansen. She introduced the Japanese raku ware pottery tradition in Norway. Her wall plate Bysants from 1991 was acquired by the Storting, and she is represented in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art and Sørlandets Art Museum. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1998.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Grete Nash . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Frank . Falch . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 30 June 2016.
  2. Encyclopedia: Grete Helland-Hansen Nash . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 30 June 2016.