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New Zealand potter, born 1946
Anneke Borren
OccupationCeramist Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttp://www.annekeborren.co.nz Edit this on Wikidata

Anneke Borren MNZM (born 1946) is a potter who lives in New Zealand. Her work is in the permanent collection of Te Papa, the Christchurch Art Gallery and the Sarjeant Gallery.

Biography

Borren was born in Eindhoven in the Netherlands and emigrated to New Zealand in 1963, at the age of 16. She studied at the School of Fine Arts, Christchurch followed by studies in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, including at the Industrial School of Arts in Gothenburg. In 1969 she set up a ceramic studio in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington. In 1994 she established 'Chez-Moi Pottery' studio at Paremata, Wellington. In 1984 she was artist-in-residence at Whanganui Polytechnic.

Borren has served two terms as president of the New Zealand Society of Potters.

Awards

In 1984, a pot by Borren won the West Award from the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. Borren had the title of Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) conferred upon her in 2022.

Personal life

Borren has two daughters with her partner, the bone carver Owen Mapp.

References

  1. "No rest home for me: at 71, potter Anneke Borren hits the road in a campervan". Stuff. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Anneke Borren". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Pot (Footed)". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Anneke Borren". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Anneke Borren". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Golden girls from the golden age of pottery at Mahara Gallery – Mahara Gallery Waikanae". www.maharagallery.org.nz. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ Wilton, Louise (30 March 1985). "Black and white". NZ Listener.
  8. "Wellington Investiture 9 May 2022 PM | The Governor-General of New Zealand". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2022.


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