Claudia Pond Eyley (born 1946) is a New Zealand artist and filmmaker. Her works are held in the collection of the

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

and

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Early life

Claudia Pond Eyley was born in 1946 in

Matamata Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which take ...

, New Zealand.

Education

Eyley has studied in Montreal, New York, and at the Auckland University

Elam School of Fine Arts The Elam School of Fine Arts, founded by John Edward Elam, is part of the University of Auckland Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. It offered the first Bachelor of ...

. Eyley was a major figure in Kingsland society circles in the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Art

She is a founding member of Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms and a member of the Association of Women Artists. She has exhibited widely international and within New Zealand, including: * Guest Artist, N.Z. Society of Sculptors & Painters Show in 1975 * Wellington City Art Gallery in 1985 * ''Unruly Practices'' at the

Auckland City Art Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

in 1993 She has completed mural commissions at Stokes Road (1980), Auckland University Arts Commerce (1984),

Auckland High Court The Auckland High Court is a Gothic Revival courthouse in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of three locations nationwide used by the High Court of New Zealand. It is registered as a Category I heritage building by Heritage New Zealand. ...

(1991), and collaborated with Pat Hanly for ''Flying Colours With Invention,'' Women's Suffrage Centennial collaborative project at

Khartoum Place Khartoum Place is a pedestrianised city square in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand. The square, protected by several mature trees, is located between Lorne Street and Kitchener Street, and provides a stairway connection between the two street leve ...

(1993).

Films

Eyley has directed four films including: * ''Helen'' (2013), (co-directed with Dan Salmon) documentary about New Zealand's first elected woman Prime Minister,

Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...

* ''Kit & Maynie'' (2008), documentary about two 90-year-old peace activists who live on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand * ''No Nukes Is Good Nukes! The Legacy of New Zealand's Grassroots Ant-Nuclear Movement'' (2007), documentary about New Zealand's Act of Parliament in 1987 which saw New Zealand become a nuclear free nation * ''Departure and Return -The Final Journey of the Rainbow Warrior'' (2006), documentary about Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior

Books

Eyley co-authored the book ''Helen Clark - Inside Stories'' with Dan Salmon. She has illustrated three children's books with author Maris O'Rouke: ''Lillibutt's Big Adventure''; ''Lillibut''s Te Araroa Adventure''; and ''Lillibutt's Australian Adventure.''

References

External links

Official homepage
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