40:
174:
154:
in London, where she was awarded a diploma in silversmithing in 1960, and also studied sculpture at the
Atelier de Del Debbio in Paris the following year. She began making jewellery in semi-precious materials in 1962. She does not draw a distinction between her jewellery and her sculpture: “her
230:
Art historian Anne Kirker describes Ashken's sculpture as “graceful organic forms articulated by the play of natural light”, and notes the evocation of “weathered stone or the graceful movements of seabirds – familiar components of her Island Bay home in
Wellington“.
139:, is a New Zealand silversmith and sculptor. She was one of a number of European-trained jewellers who came to New Zealand in the 1960s and transformed contemporary jewellery in that country, including
755:
977:
803:
845:
791:
665:
632:
947:
809:
1078:
586:
929:
983:
875:
869:
767:
987:
935:
1028:
1023:
899:
707:
683:
773:
725:
917:
857:
1043:
1018:
1013:
490:
422:
1038:
625:
392:
239:
123:
29:
1073:
1068:
1053:
1033:
618:
457:
235:
217:
Water
Sculpture competition and was shortlisted as one of six finalists. In December 1979 the commission was awarded to
288:
1048:
467:
402:
348:
151:
547:
320:
365:
189:
developing ideas for large sculptures. After this Ashken attracted a number of major commissions, including
761:
641:
182:
197:(1986) in Frank Kitts Park, Wellington. This was a first commission for the Wellington Sculpture Trust.
1063:
193:(1974) for the New Zealand High Commission in Canberra and her best-known work, the water sculpture
821:
731:
815:
713:
408:
263:
1058:
591:
689:
498:
1008:
881:
863:
431:
167:
162:(1930–2005) in 1960 and emigrated to New Zealand in 1963. In 1966 her work was included in
8:
785:
653:
971:
521:
797:
737:
463:
398:
344:
341:
Place and
Adornment: A history of contemporary jewellery in Australia and New Zealand
316:
284:
223:
140:
839:
827:
905:
677:
173:
159:
95:
965:
953:
941:
893:
719:
218:
39:
1002:
959:
779:
695:
571:
144:
923:
911:
833:
701:
671:
610:
214:
198:
851:
749:
743:
209:
in 1979 and seeing waves crashing around rocks. She initially submitted
201:
wrote a poem to mark the occasion. Ashken said she got the idea for the
887:
555:
206:
177:
Ashken's albatross sculpture on the
Wellington waterfront from above
186:
587:"King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients"
132:
60:
535:– via Wellington City Council Archives Online website.
430:. Auckland: Auckland City Art Gallery. 1966. Archived from
242:, for services to sculpture, silversmithing and jewellery.
181:
In 1967 Ashken was the second artist to be awarded the
315:(2nd ed.). Tortola, B.V.I.: Craftsman House.
1000:
313:New Zealand Women Artists: A Survey of 150 Years
155:jewellery is small sculpture that can be worn.”
397:. Auckland: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 279.
343:. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i. p. 59.
334:
332:
390:
283:. Albany, Auckland: David Bateman. p. 9.
626:
462:. Victoria University Press. pp. 35–37.
338:
640:
455:
329:
268:. Auckland, London: Collins. pp. 89–94.
185:, an opportunity for her to spend a year in
456:Harper, Jenny; Lister, Aaron, eds. (2007).
394:Craft New Zealand: The art of the craftsman
1079:Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
633:
619:
38:
519:
240:Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
205:sculpture while walking along a beach in
391:Blumhardt, Doreen; Brake, Brian (1981).
306:
304:
302:
300:
172:
363:
339:Skinner, Damian; Murray, Kevin (2014).
278:
110: 1960; died 2005)
1029:21st-century New Zealand women artists
1024:20th-century New Zealand women artists
1001:
545:
310:
257:
255:
614:
297:
85:, Frank Kitts Park, Wellington (1986)
520:Johnstone, Philip (14 August 1984).
265:Artists and Craftsmen in New Zealand
261:
16:New Zealand silversmith and sculptor
252:
13:
1044:New Zealand expatriates in England
1019:21st-century New Zealand sculptors
1014:20th-century New Zealand sculptors
548:"The Aotea Square Water Sculpture"
158:Ashken married New Zealand artist
14:
1090:
364:Foreman, Lewis (11 August 2005).
152:Central School of Arts and Crafts
1039:English emigrants to New Zealand
459:Wellington: A City for Sculpture
579:
562:
539:
513:
107:
569:"Spectacle for Aotea Square".
483:
449:
415:
384:
357:
281:Kobi Bosshard : goldsmith
272:
1:
575:. 5 December 1979. p. 3.
245:
120:Joan Tanya Handley Drawbridge
1074:21st-century women sculptors
1069:20th-century women sculptors
546:Little, Paul (Autumn 1980).
424:Recent New Zealand Sculpture
236:2024 King’s Birthday Honours
164:Recent New Zealand Sculpture
7:
1054:People from Wellington City
1034:New Zealand women sculptors
522:"Sculpture for harbourside"
372:. Independent Print Limited
183:Frances Hodgkins Fellowship
57:1939 (age 84–85)
10:
1095:
495:Wellington Sculpture Trust
238:, Ashken was appointed an
648:
491:"Tanya Ashken: Albatross"
168:Auckland City Art Gallery
89:
76:
68:
54:Joan Tanya Handley Ashken
49:
37:
23:
1049:New Zealand silversmiths
642:Frances Hodgkins Fellows
279:Skinner, Damian (2012).
592:The New Zealand Herald
178:
978:Emily Hartley-Skudder
311:Kirker, Anne (1993).
176:
147:and Gunter Taemmler.
135:, England), known as
72:Sculptor, silversmith
554:(15). Archived from
501:on 17 September 2014
437:on 23 September 2015
411:on 30 November 2014.
262:Cape, Peter (1969).
150:Ashken attended the
792:Siegfried Koglmeier
786:Shona Rapira Davies
654:Michael Illingworth
558:on 20 January 2023.
972:Sorawit Songsataya
948:Campbell Patterson
810:Peter Gibson Smith
179:
1064:Women metalsmiths
996:
995:
798:Christine Webster
756:Michael Armstrong
738:Gretchen Albrecht
366:"John Drawbridge"
224:Mountain Fountain
141:Jens Hoyer Hansen
117:
116:
1086:
930:Patrick Lundberg
828:Fiona Pardington
635:
628:
621:
612:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
583:
577:
576:
566:
560:
559:
543:
537:
536:
534:
532:
517:
511:
510:
508:
506:
497:. Archived from
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
436:
429:
419:
413:
412:
407:. Archived from
388:
382:
381:
379:
377:
361:
355:
354:
336:
327:
326:
308:
295:
294:
276:
270:
269:
259:
126:
111:
109:
79:
42:
32:
21:
20:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1083:
999:
998:
997:
992:
984:Miranda Bellamy
906:Joanna Langford
876:Rohan Wealleans
870:Mladen Buizumic
822:Jeffrey Thomson
768:Ian C. McMillan
732:Andrew Drummond
678:Michael Smither
644:
639:
609:
608:
598:
596:
585:
584:
580:
568:
567:
563:
552:Art New Zealand
544:
540:
530:
528:
518:
514:
504:
502:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
470:
454:
450:
440:
438:
434:
427:
421:
420:
416:
405:
389:
385:
375:
373:
370:The Independent
362:
358:
351:
337:
330:
323:
309:
298:
291:
277:
273:
260:
253:
248:
160:John Drawbridge
131:; born 1939 in
122:
113:
105:
101:
98:
96:John Drawbridge
77:
64:
58:
56:
55:
45:
33:
28:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1092:
1082:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
994:
993:
991:
990:
988:Amanda Fauteux
980:
974:
968:
966:Bridget Reweti
962:
956:
954:Louise Menzies
950:
944:
942:Miranda Parkes
938:
936:John Ward Knox
932:
926:
920:
914:
908:
902:
896:
894:Heather Straka
890:
884:
878:
872:
866:
860:
854:
848:
842:
840:SĂ©raphine Pick
836:
830:
824:
818:
816:Nicola Jackson
812:
806:
800:
794:
788:
782:
776:
770:
764:
762:Denis O'Connor
758:
752:
746:
740:
734:
728:
722:
720:Grahame Sydney
716:
714:Jeffrey Harris
710:
704:
698:
692:
686:
680:
674:
668:
662:
656:
649:
646:
645:
638:
637:
630:
623:
615:
607:
606:
578:
561:
538:
512:
482:
468:
448:
414:
403:
383:
356:
349:
328:
321:
296:
290:978-1869538217
289:
271:
250:
249:
247:
244:
219:Terry Stringer
115:
114:
103:
99:
94:
93:
91:
87:
86:
80:
74:
73:
70:
69:Known for
66:
65:
59:
53:
51:
47:
46:
44:Ashken in 2024
43:
35:
34:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1091:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1059:Living people
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1004:
989:
985:
981:
979:
975:
973:
969:
967:
963:
961:
960:Imogen Taylor
957:
955:
951:
949:
945:
943:
939:
937:
933:
931:
927:
925:
921:
919:
915:
913:
909:
907:
903:
901:
900:Eddie Clemens
897:
895:
891:
889:
885:
883:
879:
877:
873:
871:
867:
865:
861:
859:
855:
853:
849:
847:
843:
841:
837:
835:
831:
829:
825:
823:
819:
817:
813:
811:
807:
805:
801:
799:
795:
793:
789:
787:
783:
781:
780:Julia Morison
777:
775:
771:
769:
765:
763:
759:
757:
753:
751:
747:
745:
741:
739:
735:
733:
729:
727:
723:
721:
717:
715:
711:
709:
708:Ian Bergquist
705:
703:
699:
697:
696:Marilynn Webb
693:
691:
687:
685:
684:Marte Szirmay
681:
679:
675:
673:
669:
667:
663:
661:
657:
655:
651:
650:
647:
643:
636:
631:
629:
624:
622:
617:
616:
613:
595:. 3 June 2024
594:
593:
588:
582:
574:
573:
572:Auckland Star
565:
557:
553:
549:
542:
527:
523:
516:
500:
496:
492:
486:
471:
469:9780864735706
465:
461:
460:
452:
433:
426:
425:
418:
410:
406:
404:0-589-01343-2
400:
396:
395:
387:
371:
367:
360:
352:
350:9781454702771
346:
342:
335:
333:
324:
318:
314:
307:
305:
303:
301:
292:
286:
282:
275:
267:
266:
258:
256:
251:
243:
241:
237:
232:
228:
226:
225:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
175:
171:
169:
165:
161:
156:
153:
148:
146:
145:Kobi Bosshard
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
121:
97:
92:
88:
84:
81:
75:
71:
67:
62:
52:
48:
41:
36:
31:
22:
19:
924:Zina Swanson
912:Kushana Bush
834:Shane Cotton
774:Kendal Heyes
726:Matthew Pine
702:J. S. Parker
690:Ray Thorburn
672:Ralph Hotere
660:Tanya Ashken
659:
597:. Retrieved
590:
581:
570:
564:
556:the original
551:
541:
529:. Retrieved
526:The Dominion
525:
515:
503:. Retrieved
499:the original
494:
485:
473:. Retrieved
458:
451:
439:. Retrieved
432:the original
423:
417:
409:the original
393:
386:
374:. Retrieved
369:
359:
340:
312:
280:
274:
264:
233:
229:
222:
215:Aotea Square
210:
202:
199:Hone Tuwhare
194:
190:
180:
163:
157:
149:
137:Tanya Ashken
136:
128:
119:
118:
82:
78:Notable work
25:Tanya Ashken
18:
1009:1939 births
918:Nick Austin
882:Sarah Munro
864:Sara Hughes
852:Ava Seymour
804:Neil Frazer
750:Joanna Paul
744:Chris Booth
441:22 December
1003:Categories
964:2020–2021
888:Ben Cauchi
858:Scott Eady
846:Jim Speers
666:Derek Ball
505:6 December
475:1 December
376:2 December
322:9768097302
246:References
207:Island Bay
211:Albatross
203:Albatross
195:Albatross
191:Seabird V
83:Albatross
63:, England
531:16 March
826:1996–7
682:1971–2
234:In the
213:to the
187:Dunedin
166:at the
112:
104:
100:
599:3 June
466:
401:
347:
319:
287:
133:London
129:Ashken
90:Spouse
61:London
982:2024
976:2023
970:2022
958:2019
952:2018
946:2017
940:2016
934:2015
928:2014
922:2013
916:2012
910:2011
904:2010
898:2009
892:2008
886:2007
880:2006
874:2005
868:2004
862:2003
856:2002
850:2001
844:2000
838:1999
832:1998
820:1995
814:1994
808:1993
802:1992
796:1991
790:1990
784:1989
778:1988
772:1987
766:1986
760:1985
754:1984
748:1983
742:1982
736:1981
730:1980
724:1979
718:1978
712:1977
706:1976
700:1975
694:1974
688:1973
676:1970
670:1969
664:1968
658:1967
652:1966
435:(PDF)
428:(PDF)
127:(née
106:(
102:
986:and
601:2024
533:2021
507:2014
477:2014
464:ISBN
443:2014
399:ISBN
378:2014
345:ISBN
317:ISBN
285:ISBN
124:ONZM
50:Born
30:ONZM
221:'s
1005::
589:.
550:.
524:.
493:.
368:.
331:^
299:^
254:^
227:.
170:.
143:,
108:m.
634:e
627:t
620:v
603:.
509:.
479:.
445:.
380:.
353:.
325:.
293:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.