Royce Peter McGlashen MBE (born 1949) is a New Zealand ceramicist.
Royce McGlashen | |
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| Born | Royce Peter McGlashen 1949 (age 74–75) Nelson, New Zealand |
| Known for | Ceramics |
| Relatives | Muir McGlashen (father) Maurice McGlashen (grandfather) |
| Website | www |
Early life
editMcGlashen was born in Nelson in 1949,[1] the son of Muir McGlashen who served as mayor of Richmond from 1962 to 1974,[2] and was educated at Waimea College.[3]
Career
editIn 1966, McGlashen began a five-year apprenticeship with Jack Laird at Waimea Pottery.[1] He moved to Australia where he worked at Montville Pottery in Queensland. In 1974, he travelled to South Africa and then on to England, working at Le Dieu Pottery in Norwich.[4] He returned to New Zealand in 1975. In 1989, he began designing for Temuka Pottery.[1]
Honours and awards
editIn 1983 and 1987, McGlashen won Merit Awards at the Fletcher Brownbuilt Pottery Awards.[5] In the 1989 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to pottery.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Schamroth, Helen (1998). 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. Auckland: Random House. p. 51. ISBN 1869620364.
- ^ Gibbs, Peter (1 September 2009). "Master craftsman of the clay". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Biography of Royce McGlashen". 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Blumhardt, Doreen; Brake, Brian (1981). Craft New Zealand: The art of the craftsman. Aucklabd: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 288. ISBN 0 589 01343 2. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Royce McGlashen". Royce McGlashen. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "No. 51580". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1988. p. 34.
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