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ZAVI, Nunzia (D'Angelo)
- Born
- Toronto, Ontario, 1906
- Died
- Brighton, Ontario, 1968
- Biography synopsis
- Nunzia Zavi (nee D'Angelo) graduated from Central Technical School (Toronto) in 1930 where she also assisted her mentor Bobs Cogill Haworth in the studios; both women, along with R. Montgomery, were instrumental to the establishment of the Canadian Guild of Potters, as well as promoting Canadian pottery in the U.S. Nunzia Zavi worked actively with the organizers of the Ceramic National Exhibitions organized by the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, New York, which led to an increased number of Canadians exhibiting in these shows and eventually winning awards. In 1938 she was recognised for her exceptional production while exhibiting in various cities across Canada. She assisted R. Montgomery at the University of Toronto in researching Canadian clays. She worked as a teacher in Toronto and shared a studio with her husband, well-known ceramist and sculptor Jarko Zavi in 1941. They later moved their studio to Couburg, Ontario to pursue their shared enthusiasm for Canadian clays.
- Media used
- Pottery
- Education
- Central Technical School, Toronto (under Mrs. Peter Haworth)
- Memberships
- Canadian Guild of Potters, 1936 cofounder
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Canadian Geographical Journal vol 28-29 (1944)
- ""Woman's Point of View: Canadian Clays." The Globe and Mail 09 Sep 1937: 11
- "Demonstrates art of Moulding Clay." The Ottawa Citizen 11 Aug 1938: 5
- Bach, Richard. Contemporary Ceramics of the Western Hemisphere: In Celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the National Ceramic Exhibition Chicago: Chicago Art Institute, Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, 1942
http://www.artic.edu/sites/default/files/libraries/pubs/1942/AIC1942Ceramics_comb.pdf - Crawford, Gail. A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1998
- Flanagan, Marie. "No Time for Nostalgia on return to 'Village'." Toronto Daily Start 8 May 1964: 54
- Flood, Sandra. Canadian Craft and Museum Practice, 1900-1950 Hull: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2001
- Gotlieb, Rachel. "Contemporary Ceramics." Canadian Encyclopedia Toronto, Ontario: Historica Canada (Proquest), 2019
- McCarthy, Pearl. "Art and Artists." The Globe and Mail (Toronto) 27 Sept. 1941: 8
- Morrison, Barry. "General State of the Art 1937-1995." Studio Ceramic Canada 31 May 2013
- Morrison, Barry. "State of the Art 1937-1967 Studio Ceramics Canada 2020?
http://studioceramicscanada.com/general-state-of-the-art-1937-1967/
