Joyce Gittoes b. 14 October 1915

Also known as Joyce Halpin
  • Artist (Ceramist),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
The mature work of Joyce Gittoes is best described as small ceramic sculptures of Australian native life. Her favourite subjects were owls, and these are greatly prized by collectors. Her most significant piece of public work is the ceramic mural installation at the Berrima Correctional Centre in the Northern Territory.
Tags: Yellow House, Animals, birds
exhibited at
Clay Dynasty
Date
11 October 2021 - 29 January 2022
Place
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of three generations of studio ceramics in Australia, from the 1960s when potters were influenced by Bernard Leach’s understanding of Japanese aesthetics, to a more liberated creative approach.
It was drawn in its entirety from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Tags
ceramcis, studio potters
Website
https://www.maas.museum/event/clay-dynasty/
exhibited at
The Yellow House
Date
1990
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The stone room, The Yellow House
Date
1971
Description

The Stone Room was conceived by Martin Sharp at the Yellow House, but worked on by a number of artists, including Peter Kingston who was responsible for its distinctive stumbled appearance. Both Brett Whiteley and Martin Sharp worked on the wave, but Sharp’s vision prevailed.
Joyce Gittoes was asked by her son, George, to make the distinctive stoneware objects on the table.

Tags
Surrealism, Yellow House, Counterculture
exhibited at
The Mirror Waratah Festival Art Competition '66
Date
2 October 1966 - 8 October 1966
Place
Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Description

First public appearance of Vag Dens, by Vivienne Binns (Invitation Section, catalogue number 3).

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Feminist