Susan Skerman Explained

Susan Skerman
Birth Place:	Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Nationality:	New Zealander
Field:	Painting
Training:	Ilam School of Fine Arts, Central School of Art and Craft

Susan Skerman (born 1928) is a New Zealand artist.

Early life

Skerman was born in Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand, in 1928.^[1]

Education

Skerman was educated at Nga Tawa Diocesan School and the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury. She then attended the Central School of Art and Craft in London between 1953 and 1955.^[2]

Career

Skerman's first solo exhibition was in Hamilton, 1955. She has also exhibited with:

• Auckland Society of Arts^[3]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts^{[4] [5]}
• The Group^{[6] [7]} in 1971^[8]
• the Print Council of New Zealand Fifth National Touring Exhibition 1974-1975^[9]

Her works were included in the 'bush walk' at Expo '70, a world's fair held in Osaka, Japan. Following the exhibition, the pieces were hung in the New Zealand parliament's Beehive building in Wellington.^[10] Skerman also exhibited the works in 2014 at the Waikato District Health Board's Older Persons and Rehabilitation Building, where the pieces remain on permanent display.^[11]

Works by Skerman are held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.^[12]

Further reading

Artist files for Skerman are held at:

• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Also see:

• Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists, McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
• Prints and Printmakers in New Zealand Peter Cape (1974) Collins

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skerman, Susan. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 24 October 2017.
2. News: Bush walk art by world renowned Waikato artist. 2014-12-02. Waikato Newsroom. 24 October 2017. en-US.
3. Web site: Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 24 October 2017.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 24 October 2017.
6. Web site: Artists exhibited with The Group. findnzartists.org.nz. en. 24 October 2017.
7. Web site: The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com. en. 24 October 2017.
8. Web site: The Group 1971. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 24 October 2017.
9. Web site: Print Council of New Zealand Fifth National Touring Exhibition 1974-1975. christchurchartgallery.org.nz. 24 October 2017.
10. Web site: Exhibitions and world's fairs - World's fairs since 1950. Jock. Phillips. 22 October 2014. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. en. 24 October 2017.
11. News: Bush Walk brings tranquillity to Older Persons building. 5 December 2014. Waikato Newsroom. 24 October 2017. en-US.
12. Web site: Susan Skerman. collections.tepapa.govt.nz. en. 24 October 2017.