Violet Mace b. 1890

  • Artist ,
  • Maker
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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associate of
Grace Seccombe
1880
Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Maude Poynter
1869
Artist (Painter), Artist
associate of
Bernard Leach
Other occupation
associate of
Albert Namatjira
1902
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Anne Weinholt
Other occupation
associate of
Kalboori Youngi
Other occupation
associate of
Gordon Abbott
Other occupation
associate of
Malarana
Other occupation
associate of
Ferdinand
Other occupation
associate of
Frances Burke
1890
Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
associate of
Vi Eyre
1890
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Ceramist)
relative of
Maude Poynter
1890
Artist (Painter), Artist
relative of
Sarah Westall Poynter
1890
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)

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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.>, <ExternalResource: (1978), 'Australian Pottery 1900 to 1950', Catalogue, Shepparton Arts Centre, Shepparton, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1979), 'An Exhibition of Early Australian Pottery 1920-1950', Tasmanian School of Art catalogue, Hobart, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: (1936), Sydney, NSW: Art in Australia, 02-15.>, <ExternalResource: (1980), Pottery in Australia, December.>, <ExternalResource: (1935), Sydney Morning Herald, 10-31.>, <ExternalResource: (1986), 'Australian Studio Pottery and China Painting', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1937), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-02.>, <ExternalResource: Isaacs, 'Hermannsburg Potters', pp.18-22.>, <ExternalResource: French, Alison (2003), 'Seeing the Centre: The Art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archive', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Jones, Phillip.>] [<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.>]