Violet Mace b. 1890

  • Artist
Known as a potter, Mace produced strong work throughout her career. Her later style shows more of a personal vision, as her early work was overshadowed by her association with Maude Poynter.
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Name
Violet Mace
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Housekeeper
Birth date
1890
Birth place
Swansea, Tas.
Death date
1968
Death place
Hobart, Tas.
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1945
Residence
  • 1934 Central Australia
  • c.1945 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1945 Western Australia, WA
  • c.1945 Vic.
  • c.1940 - c.1945 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1929 - c.1945 Bothwell, Tas.
  • c.1925 - c.1930 London, England, UK
  • c.1920 - c.1930 Bothwell, Tas.
Training
  • c.1920 - c.1935 Ratho studio at Bothwell, Tas.
  • c.1925 - c.1929 Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
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Other occupations
  • Housekeeper
  • Housekeeper
References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/1 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze/glossy dark blue glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/2 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze / dark blue matt glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '97/121/3 Jar (covered), earthenware, underglaze colours with clear glaze over, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1931', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]
Related people
  • Seccombe, Grace (associate of)
  • Burke, Frances Mary (associate of)
  • Poynter, Maude (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Namatjira, Albert (associate of)
  • Weinholt, Anne (associate of)
  • Youngi, Kalboori (associate of)
  • Abbott, Gordon (associate of)
  • Malarana, (associate of)
  • Ferdinand, (associate of)
  • Seccombe, Grace (associate of)
  • Burke, Frances Mary (associate of)
  • Poynter, Maude (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Namatjira, Albert (associate of)
  • Weinholt, Anne (associate of)
  • Youngi, Kalboori (associate of)
  • Abbott, Gordon (associate of)
  • Malarana, (associate of)
  • Ferdinand, (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Tasmania (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of New South Wales (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Tasmania (associate of)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of New South Wales (associate of)
Related works
  • 97/121/1 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze/glossy dark blue glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936 (None)
  • 97/121/2 Bowl, earthenware, mid blue matt glaze / dark blue matt glaze, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1936 (None)
  • 97/121/3 Jar (covered), earthenware, underglaze colours with clear glaze over, Violet Mace, Bothwell, Tasmania, 1931 (None)
Related collections
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Australian Aboriginal Art and Its Application (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of NSW (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Tasmania (exhibited at)
  • Australian Aboriginal Art and Its Application (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of NSW (exhibited at)
  • Arts and Crafts Society of Tasmania (exhibited at)
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