Anita Aarons b. 6 November 1912

  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Anita Aarons had a diverse career working as a jeweller, sculptor, art administrator, radio commentator, teacher and art editor for an architecture publication, while living in Australia, America and Canada. Her practice ranged from designing play equipment to stained glass windows and tapestry murals.
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Citations

  • Aarons, Anita (Ed.), 'Architecture Canada’, Artist was allied arts editor between 1965 and 1971.

  • Blin, Rene (29 February 2008) 'Information sourced from’.

  • Germaine, Max (1991), 'A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia’, Roseville East, NSW.

  • McCulloch, Alan/ McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'The Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, St Leonards, NSW.

  • Scarlett, Ken (1980), 'Australian Sculptors’, West Melbourne, Vic.

  • Paroissien, Leon (2000), 'Anita Aarons 1912-2000’, Art & Australia vol. 38, no. 1, obituary.

  • Information sourced from Aarons, Anita.

  • “Award Winning Place on sale in Brisbane.” Courier Mail, 5 May 1954, p,14.

See also

  • 'Heritage biography: ADD section 6, plate 264'.

Initial data sources

  • 'A Special Kind of Vision' Arts Northern Rivers, NSW

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Related person groups
  • Contemporary Art Society (associate of)
  • Society of Sculptors and Associates (associate of)
  • Art Teachers' Association (associate of)
  • Contemporary Art Society (associate of)
  • Society of Sculptors and Associates (associate of)
  • Art Teachers' Association (associate of)
  • Harborfront Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada (associate of)
  • Noosa Gallery, Qld. (associate of)
  • Gallery Society (associate of)
  • Central Technical School, Toronto, Canada (associate of)
  • 1963 UNESCO conference,Canberra, ACT (associate of)
  • East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW (associate of)