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Johanna Greta (Hannie) Mein (Utrecht, 10 July 1933 - Vinkega, 14 February 2003) was a Dutch ceramist.
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Johanna Greta (Hannie) Mein (Utrecht, 10 July 1933 - Vinkega, 14 February 2003) was a Dutch ceramist.
Life and work
After secondary school Mein started working at a potter. She attended evening classes at theGerrit Rietveld Academy
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, the In ...
in Amsterdam, where she was taught by Theo Dobbelman
Theodorus Antonius Hubertus Maria (Theo) Dobbelman (Nijmegen, 22 October 1906 – Montalivet-les-Bains, France, 7 September 1984) was a Dutch sculptor, ceramist and painter.
Dobbelman came into prominence as ceramist and leader of the experiment ...
and Emmy van Deventer
Emmy van Deventer-Molt (2 February 1915, in Voorburg – 1998) was a Dutch ceramist, and lecturer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and the AKV St. Joost.
. In Amsterdam she started her own studio together with Freek Noppen, whom she married in 1963. In 1969 the couple moved to the Frisian Vinkega
Vinkega ( fry, Finkegea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 200 in 2017.
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Bennickegae. In 1542 to 1543, it became Finckega(e), and ...
. Mein had her studio and exhibition space in their farmhouse "the Bakehouse." Her husband took care of the business section. Mein produced much pottery, but also unique pieces. Her work has been recognized by the naive style, often with stylized animal figures.
In 1988 Mein was involved in the establishment of the Foundation Ceramists Northern Netherlands. In 2003 the ceramics gallery of the furniture boulevard in Wolvega
Wolvega ( nds, Wolvege), ( fry, Wolvegea) is the largest town in the municipality of Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland (Fryslan), in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 13,090 in 2021. Wolvega is the capital and largest town ...
was named after her. In the same year in the Nationaal Vlechtmuseum in Noordwolde held a retrospective of her work.Jeltje Baas, Pieter Jonker, Hannie Mein (2003). ''Hannie Mein, keramiste.'' Nationaal Vlechtmuseum, 2003 The exhibition was organized by Mein herselves, but she did not lived to see the opening. She died a week before.
In 2005 the Hannie Mein Art Prize was instituted, for artists from Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the spoken language is not West Frisian; instead, Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutc ...
and Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
It is one of the municipalities of Friesland, where the spoken language is not West Frisian; instead, Stellingwerfs, a dialect of ...
, which that year was then presented to Guus Hellegers
See also
*List of Dutch ceramists
This is a list of Dutch ceramists who were born and/or were primarily active in the Netherlands.
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* Cris Agterberg (1883–1948)
* Aalmis (1674–1755)
* Karel Appel (1921–2006)
* Govert-Marinus Augustijn (1871–1963) ...
References
External links
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