Peggy Spicer

Mary "Peggy" Margaret Gore Spicer (1908–1984) was a New Zealand artist.[1]

Peggy Spicer
Born
Mary Margaret Gore Spicer

1908
Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Died1984
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationElam School of Fine Art
Known forPainting

Education

Peggy Spicer was educated at Chilton Saint James School in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland.[2] She then trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts and was influenced by the teaching of John Weeks, though she was not taught by him directly.[3]

Career

Spicer worked in watercolours, often painting landscapes and life in small towns of New Zealand. She was a contemporary of Rena Manson, Ida Eise, and Bessie Christie.[4]

After her studies, Spicer traveled to England and Egypt with her mother, Ella Spicer, also an artist. During their travels they both exhibited in Cairo.[5]

Spicer exhibited with several New Zealand art associations including:

In 1963 she was awarded the Kelliher Art Prize (second place).[12]

Her work is held at the Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Association.[13]

References
  1. "Spicer, Peggy". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. "Peggy Spicer". www.arcadja.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. Shand, Peter (1998). "Weeks, John". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. "Rena Manson Archive". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. "Peggy Spicer". www.artrecord.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. Kay, Robin; Eden, Tony (1983). Portrait of a Century: The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts, 1882-1982. Millwood Press. ISBN 0908582609.
  10. "Artists exhibited with Rutland Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. Thwaites, Ian; Fletcher, Rie (2004). We Learnt to See: Elam's Rutland Group 1935-1958: A Biographical Journey with Auckland Artists. Puriri Press.
  12. A. H., McLintock (1966). "Kelliher Art Prize". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  13. Museum, Waihi Arts Centre &. "Permanent Art Collection » Waihi Arts Centre & Museum". www.waihimuseum.co.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

Further reading

Artist files for Peggy Spicer are held at:

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