Anita Aarons

Anita Aarons (1912–2000) was an Australian-Canadian artist.

Born in Sydney, Aarons studied at technical colleges and the National Art School in Sydney before moving to New York City, where she graduated from Columbia University in 1964. She exhibited work in venues in the United States, Canada, and Australia. She taught sculpture and crafts in a number of institutions, and designed stained glass windows, furniture, and jewelry, in addition to working as a sculptor. Collections which include examples of her work include the Charlottetown National Craft Collection and the National Collection of the Canadian Craftsmen Guild in Toronto.[1] Aarons returned to Australia at the end of her life and settled in Brisbane, where she died.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
  2. ↑ "Anita Aarons :: biography at Design and Art Australia Online". Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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