Helen Rockel
New Zealand artist
Helen Rockel | |
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| Born | Helen Margaret Rockel 1949 (age 74–75) Wanganui, New Zealand. |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | Ilam School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
Helen Margaret Rockel (born 1949) is a New Zealand artist.[1]
Background
Rockel was born in 1949 in Wanganui, New Zealand. She attended the Ilam School of Fine Arts between 1968 and 1971, receiving an Honours in painting.[2]
Career
Known as a painter, her work is notable for its vivid realism and feminist references. Many of Rockel's paintings are portraits, often influenced by her travels through Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal and India.[3]
Rockel has exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts[4] and The Group[5][6] in 1973[7] and 1975.[8] In 1975 she was part of the exhibition Six Women Artists, organised by Allie Eagle at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, exhibiting with Stephanie Sheehan, Joanna Harris, Rhondda Bosworth, Joanne Hardy, and Jane Arbuckle.[9][10]
Her works are held in collections at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[11] and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.[12]
References
- ^ "Rockel, Helen Margaret". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Woman's Art: An Exhibition of Six Women Artists". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ John, Coley (1980). "Exhibitions Christchurch - Art New Zealand 16 Winter 1980". www.art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1927 - 1977: an annotated bibliography - Heritage - Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Artists exhibited with The Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1973". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1975". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Woman's Art: An Exhibition of Six Women Artists". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Kirker, Anne (1986). New Zealand Women Artists. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0474001814.
- ^ "Helen Rockel". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Helen Rockel". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Helen Rockel are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
External links
- Official website
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The Group
- Chrystabel Aitken
- Gladys Anderson
- Rita Angus
- Ria Bancroft
- Nola Barron
- Leo Bensemann
- Phyllis Bethune
- Vivien Bishop
- Olivia Spencer Bower
- Helen Brown
- Viola Macmillan Brown
- Grace Butler
- Jenny Campbell
- Rosemary Campbell
- Anna Caselberg
- Philip Clairmont
- Edith Collier
- Betty Curnow
- Claudia Pond Eyley
- Margaret Frankel
- Suzanne Goldberg
- Louise Henderson
- Jean Horsley
- Olive Jones
- Rata Lovell-Smith
- Doris Lusk
- Molly Macalister
- Douglas MacDiarmid
- Dorothy Manning
- Colin McCahon
- Lois McIvor
- Tui McLauchlan
- Elise Mourant
- Evelyn Page
- Patricia Charlotte Perrin
- Juliet Peter
- Helen Rockel
- Kathleen Salmond
- E. Rosa Sawtell
- Freda Simmonds
- Susan Skerman
- Vida Steinert
- Philip Trusttum
- Marion Tylee
- Edith Wall
- Marilynn Webb
- Cora Wilding
- Sina Woolcott
- Toss Woollaston
- Beth Zanders
- Cass (Angus)
- Harbour Cone from Peggy's Hill (McCahon)
- Northland Panels (McCahon)
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