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AARONS Anita
- Born
- Sydney, Australia, 1912
- Died
- Brisbane, Australia, 2000
- Biography synopsis
- Anita Aarons was born in 1912 in Sydney, Australia and in her artistic pursuits, she engaged with several mediums including sculpture, painting, and jewelry making. Prior to her immigration to Canada in 1964, she worked as the head lecturer in sculpture at Caulfield College in Melbourne. After moving to Canada, Aarons began writing a column for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (later named Architecture Canada) "Allied Arts" catalogue, beginning in 1965; she covered many aspects of the relationship between the arts and architecture. As stated in Sandra Alfoldy’s book chapter, “The metaphysics of craft: Anita Aaron’s Crafts for Architecture,” Aarons was the organizer of the 1967 Crafts for Architecture exhibition at the University of Toronto’s School of Architecture. The show was highly successful and displayed her ability to explore new conceptual ideas in the world of architectural craft and solidified her position as a central figure in Toronto’s artistic milieu. Aarons concluded her writings for the "Allied Arts" column in 1969 and later returned to Australia in 1984 where she remained until her death in 2000.
- Media used
- Jewellery making
- Painting
- Sculpture
- File & Archive locations
- Edmonton Art Gallery, AB - Library
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Toronto Reference Library, ON
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, MA - Clara Lander Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Alfoldy, Sandra. "Norah McCullough: Pioneering Professional Craft in Canada." Journal of Canadian Art History/Annales d'histoire de l'art canadien 26 (2005): 34-55
http://www.jstor.org/stale/42616677 - Alfoldy, Sandra. "The Metaphysics of Craft: Anita Aarons's Crafts for Architecture." Craft, Space and Interior Design, 1855-2005 Aldershot and Burlington: Ashgate Publishing, 2008
- Surette, Susan. "Living and Liveable Spaces: Prairie Textiles and Architecture." Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms, and the Expanded Frame, 1960-2000 Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2023
http://doi.org/10.2307/jj.9266091.11
Writings by- Aarons, Anita. "Expo: The Honeycombs Inside the Pavilions." Architecture Canada 44.8 (June 1967): 15-17
- Aarons, Anita. "The Artists and Expo." Architecture Canada 44.8 (June 1967): 17-19
