Nola Barron Explained

Nola Barron
Birth Date:	1931
Birth Place:	Christchurch, New Zealand
Nationality:	New Zealander
Field:	Pottery

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

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:

• Canterbury Society of Arts^[7]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts^{[8] [9]}
• The Group^{[10] [11]} in 1967,^[12] 1968,^[13] 1970,^[14] 1974,^[15] 1976,^[16] and 1977^[17]

Her work is held in the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.^[18]

Further reading

Artist files for Nola Barron are held at:

• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Also see:

• Potters in New Zealand: an illustrated directory of members of the New Zealand Society of Potters

External links

• Nola Barron's potters mark

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barron, Nola. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 26 October 2017.
2. Web site: Candlestick - Nola Barron. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
3. Web site: Nola Barron. 2021-01-08. www.ceramicsnz.org.
4. Web site: The Ceramic Collection. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
5. Web site: Canterbury Society of Arts. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
6. Book: Crighton, Anna. English, Colonial, Modern and Maori: The Changing Faces of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1932-2002. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2014. 9781443871693. 157.
7. Web site: Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 26 October 2017.
8. Book: Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Kay. Robin. Eden. Tony. Millwood Press. 1983. 0908582609.
9. Web site: Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 26 October 2017.
10. Web site: Artists exhibited with The Group. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 26 October 2017.
11. Web site: The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com. en. 26 October 2017.
12. Web site: The Group 1967. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
13. Web site: The Group 1968. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
14. Web site: The Group 1970. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
15. Web site: The Group 1974. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
16. Web site: The Group 1976. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
17. Web site: The Group 1977. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 26 October 2017.
18. Web site: Nola Barron - Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. 26 October 2017.