CDA No. fifty-one September/October 1973 President: Miles Warren The Journal of the Canterbury Society of Arts Secretary-manager: Russell Laidlaw 66 Gloucester Street Telephone 67-261 Exhibitions Officer: Tony Geddes Receptionist- P.O. Box 772 Christchurch Joanna Mowat Ragistarad at tha Pott Offfc* Kaadquartars. Wellington at a magazina. Editor of News Stuart McMillan New members Happenings We welcome to the C.S.A. in the Gallery Mrs Hilary Ruscoe Mrs Gussie Fenton Variety is the spice of life, they say and some recent Mr & Mrs Michael Thomas Mr Richard Dear exhibitions have proved just that. Furniture was the Mr James A. Slater Mrs Myree Fogelberg order of the day when a June exhibition contained some Mrs N. Abbott Miss C. McCormick selected, modern, imported furniture from Christchurch Mrs D. M. McClelland Mr & Mrs Guy Jansen homes. Hardly any need to say how successful this was as Mr & Mrs B. C. Gatehouse Mr S. L Bennington the exhibition enticed more people into the Gallery than we Mrs D. R. Smith Mr B. S. Cooke have seen for some time. So our appreciation goes to Miss Malvina Overy Mrs Linda Arthur all exhibitors who may have spent any time dining off Mrs Ann Willis apple boxes. Mrs R. S. Black A retrospective exhibition by Mr W. S. Baverstock, Prof. Roy P. Kerr past Director of the McDougall Art Gallery, must have Mrs Beryl Mathias brought back some memorable moments for Christchurch Mr & Mrs William Nichol citizens. Mr Baverstock is indeed a very modest man and if Mrs Betty Wood it hadn't been for a suggestion from Mr Laidlaw we wouldn't Mr & Mrs Michael Abrahamson have had the opportunity to admire the skills of Mr Mr & Mrs Douglas Arthur Baverstock's pen. Mr J. Howard Booth Our Graphic & Craft exhibition has been plagued by Mr & Mrs Richard Harman disasters for the second year. Last year invitations didn't The cover was designed by A.P. Geddes, with apologies to Miss Eileen Kernahan arrive on time, this year they did but in a printing error Pieter Brueghel, the elder. Mr & Mrs T. H. Rutherford the dates were mixed, so don't be disheartened Graphic Mrs Gillian Scoggins & Craft fans, it can't happen again although next year Mrs Judith A. Stark we would like much more support from our exhibitors, Mr D. J. Thornley especially our talented potters. Mrs Joan Will THE AUSTRALIAN MALING & CO. POTTERY BOOK 86 GLOUCESTER STREET HERBERTS Even a person who lias never touched a piece of clay will find himself itching to try his hand at the wheel after WINE MERCHANTS OF CASHEL STREET reading this book. A pottery book we commend. 62-779 Famous for footwear in Canterbury Price $4 95 Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. CHRISTCHURCH H. FISHER & SON SMITH & SMITH LTD. As your Fine Art Dealers Metal Enamelling THUS! 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"I've had all sorts of jobs, even painting the Jeffrey Harris, and "Ben Nevis from Glencoe" (early since then. His one-man show will open on Monday 17th gold lines on cups they sell in Wool worths." painting) by Duncan Darroch. September. Philip began his art training in 1968 and since then has In July, a lively opening and exhibition by Chris Joanna Mowat Grosz & Rex Valentine. Rex's bold and sturdy pots sold worked avidly toward his own exhibition which he did so steadily and at the same time Rex took up residence with up until the time of his death. Philip's ambition was to his wheel even though industry did cease for a few days share his creative feelings and ideas with fellow Society while he dashed up north for a sailing adventure back to members through the work which will be seen in this Christchurch. exhibition. 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Studied at Christchurch Boy's Born Wellington. Trained as teacher and art The demands made by potting and print-making upon time High School and Canterbury College School of Fine Arts; specialist. Worked in teaching and related occupations. and energy, plus domestic survival, leave little time for Diploma 1937; later at the Anglo - French Art Centre, St Became a full-time artist and craftsman in 1959. Has received that hardest-of-all commitment — painting! Thus I paint at John Wood London. awards from Association of N.Z. Art Societies and Q.E.11 irregular intervals, on chosen themes of personal interest At present Senior lecturer and tutor in painting at the Arts Council for study abroad and research in N.Z. only. It is inevitable that any exhibition will reflect University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts; member of Mediums include painting, printmaking, pottery & ceramics, many different interests, and a range of mediums. the Visual Arts Advisory Panel Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts and sculpture. Currently engaged in commissioned works for Council of N.Z; Member of the Board of Trustees, National buildings. PHILIP O'REGAN - PAINTINGS Gallery, Museum and War Memorial; sometime Vice President of the C.S.A.; member of The Group. JULIET COWAN (PETER) September 17 - 30 Half a dozen one-man shows in New Zealand since 1947, Born in Canterbury, to a pioneer farming background. Born in Hawera in '54. From the time I could hold a and taken part in several travelling exhibitions of Attended Canterbury University School of Art (Diploma crayon I enjoyed drawing. Through school years the interest contemporary painting organised by the Auckland City Art in painting 1940). Became staff illustrator to School grew into a longing to paint. During my secondary education Gallery. Represented in travelling exhibitions of N.Z. Publications in Wellington until able to finance trip to at Xavier College, I was fortunate to have Mr Bashir painting to London, Moscow and the Pacific, Expo 70, London in 1951 for study at the Central School. Baraki as my Art teacher. He encouraged me, and the art Tokyo. Introduction to lithography. periods at Xavier together with private tuition from Mr Represented in Art Galleries and private collections Back in N.Z. in 1952, married Roy Cowan and returned Baraki form the tutoring period; this gave me confidence, throughout N.Z. Retrospective exhibition of paintings at with him to London in 1953 for a two year period. Studied and in the past two years I have enjoyed doing what I present touring the country. Many portrait commissions. pottery part-time at the L.C.C. School at Hammersmith. most want to do. I have no message to give, my work is the Mainly interested in the unique and the sky forms in Upon a reluctant return to N.Z. settled in Wellington product of my own imagination, and desire to see it in Canterbury and working out a synthesis of structure and with lithographic equipment and a small electric kiln.