Nola Barron

Nola Barron (born 1931) is a New Zealand potter.^[1]

Nola Barron
Born	1931 Christchurch, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Known for	Pottery

Barron has been a prominent member of New Zealand's studio pottery movement since the 1960s. She has studied under Yvonne Rust.^[2][3] She was an early member of the Canterbury Potter's Association, formed in 1963, to co-ordinate the common interests of potters in the Canterbury and West Coast regions.^[4]

Barron was director of the Canterbury Society of Arts between 1977 and 1986 (temporary director from 1976, the position was made permanent in 1984), and after her directorship remained a vice-president until 1988.^[5] She was appointed honorary curator at the Robert  McDougall art gallery (now part of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu) alongside Peter Ireland.^[6]

Barron has exhibited throughout New Zealand, including with:

• Canterbury Society of Arts^[7]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts^[8][9]
• The Group^[10][11] in 1967,^[12] 1968,^[13] 1970,^[14] 1974,^[15] 1976,^[16] and 1977^[17]

Her work is held in the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.^[18]