Emily Siddell (born 1971) is a

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mixed-media artist.

Life

Siddell was born in

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, and studied Craft and Design at Carrington Polytechnic (now Unitec) between 1990 and 1992. She was taught by and worked alongside New Zealand glass artist

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. British glass artist and jeweller

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also had a significant influence upon her work. Siddell works in a variety of different mediums, combining glass casting, weaving, crochet, knitting, sewing and ceramics, drawing upon the Polynesian influences of her Auckland home. In 2011 she exhibited works at Milford Galleries in Queenstown, entitled ''Drift''. The following year, ''Elapse'' showed at FhE Galleries in Auckland. Her work is held in the collections of

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, the

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and

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. She is the daughter of artists

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and

Sylvia Siddell Sylvia Grace Siddell, Lady Siddell (1941 – 26 August 2011) was a New Zealand painter, etcher, and screen-printer, based in Auckland. Education Siddell attended the Avondale College (Art teacher: R.N.Field), Auckland Post Primary Teachers' ...

References

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