Claudia Pond Eyley (born 1946) is a New Zealand artist and filmmaker. Her works are held in the collection of the
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. ''Te Papa Tongarewa'' translates literally to "container of treasures" or in full "container of treasured things and people that spring fr ...
.
Early life
Claudia Pond Eyley was born in 1946 in
Matamata
Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which tak ...
, New Zealand.
Education
Eyley has studied in Montreal, New York, and at the Auckland University
Elam School of Fine Arts
The Elam School of Fine Arts, founded by John Edward Elam, is part of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. Students study degrees in fine art with an emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. The schoo ...
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Career
Art
She is a founding member of Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms and a member of the Association of Women Artists.
She has exhibited widely international and within New Zealand, including:
*
Guest Artist, N.Z. Society of Sculptors & Painters Show in 1975
* Wellington City Art Gallery in 1985
* ''Unruly Practices'' at the
Auckland City Art Gallery
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
Set be ...
in 1993
She has completed mural commissions at Stokes Road (1980), Auckland University Arts Commerce (1984), Auckland High Court (1991), and collaborated with Pat Hanly for ''Flying Colours With Invention,'' Women's Suffrage Centennial collaborative project in Lorne Street (1993).
Films
Eyley has directed four films including:
* ''Helen'' (2013), (co-directed with Dan Salmon) documentary about New Zealand's first elected woman Prime Minister,
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...
* ''Kit & Maynie'' (2008), documentary about two 90-year-old peace activists who live on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand
* ''No Nukes Is Good Nukes! The Legacy of New Zealand's Grassroots Ant-Nuclear Movement'' (2007), documentary about New Zealand's Act of Parliament in 1987 which saw New Zealand become a nuclear free nation
* ''Departure and Return -The Final Journey of the Rainbow Warrior'' (2006), documentary about
Greenpeace's ship, the
Rainbow Warrior
Books
Eyley co-authored the book ''Helen Clark - Inside Stories'' with Dan Salmon. She has illustrated three children's books with author Maris O'Rouke: ''Lillibutt's Big Adventure''; ''Lillibut
''s Te Araroa Adventure''; and ''Lillibutt's Australian Adventure.''
References
Further reading
Artist files for Claudia Pond Eyley are held at:
Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna LibraryE. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TāmakiRobert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o WaiwhetuFine Arts Library, University of AucklandHocken Collections Uare Taoka o HākenaTe Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaMacmillan Brown Library, University of CanterburyAlso see:
Concise Dictionary of New Zealand ArtistsMcGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
External links
Official homepage
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Living people
1946 births
New Zealand painters
New Zealand women painters
New Zealand documentary filmmakers
New Zealand illustrators
New Zealand children's book illustrators
New Zealand women illustrators
New Zealand writers
Elam Art School alumni
People from Mount Eden
People from Matamata
People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
University of Auckland alumni
Women documentary filmmakers
People associated with The Group (New Zealand art)