Kari Nyquist
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Kari Nyquist is a Norwegian ceramist. She is most associated with her decorated ceramics from the Stavangerflint AS plant in Stavanger, Norway
. Her designs are most often found pottery of blue clay or stoneware
.
, Norway
. She was educated as a ceramist at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
in Oslo
between 1934 and 1938. She trained at the ceramic workshops of artisans including Eilif Whist and William Knutzen and was employed at Åros Keramikk and Schneider & Knutzen AS. She established her own ceramic workshop in Oslo in 1942.
, Norway. She worked at the earthenware
company for short intervals and created designs for ceramic tableware, children’s tableware, occasional objects and souvenirs. Her drawings were reproduced as silk screens, most often in a blue colour on a light blue background, but they are also found in other colour variations.
is represented at the Victoria and Albert Museum
in London
. Kari Nyquist has held several exhibitions in Norway and abroad. She has pieces represented at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Her designs are most often found pottery of blue clay or stoneware
Stoneware
Stoneware is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic ware with a fine texture. Stoneware is made from clay that is then fired in a kiln, whether by an artisan to make homeware, or in an industrial kiln for mass-produced or specialty products...
.
Biography
Nyquist was born in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. She was educated as a ceramist at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
The Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was established in 1818.In 1996 the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts .-Noted alumni:-External links:*...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
between 1934 and 1938. She trained at the ceramic workshops of artisans including Eilif Whist and William Knutzen and was employed at Åros Keramikk and Schneider & Knutzen AS. She established her own ceramic workshop in Oslo in 1942.
Designer at Stavangerflint AS
From 1955 Nyquist was employed as a freelance artist and designer at Stavangerflint AS, StavangerStavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway. She worked at the earthenware
Earthenware
Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects.-Types of earthenware:Although body formulations vary between countries and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28% kaolin, 32% quartz, and 15%...
company for short intervals and created designs for ceramic tableware, children’s tableware, occasional objects and souvenirs. Her drawings were reproduced as silk screens, most often in a blue colour on a light blue background, but they are also found in other colour variations.
Recognitions
A tea set from the mid 1950s with her decorations on the model Utstein designed by Norwegian ceramic and glass designer Eystein SandnesEystein Sandnes
Eystein Sandnes was a Norwegian ceramic and glass designer who is known particularly for work done at the ceramic industries Stavangerflint AS and AS Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik- Biography :...
is represented at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Kari Nyquist has held several exhibitions in Norway and abroad. She has pieces represented at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.
Other sources
- Gjerde, Jan (2007) Glimt Fra Stavangerflints Historie (Stavanger: Stavangerflint AS) ISBN 978-82-303-0998-8
- Olsen, Astrid and Rolf Simeon Andersen (2000) Moderne Antikviteter: Norsk Keramikk, Signaturer Og Merker 1900-1960 (Oslo: Lunde) ISBN 82-520-3279-6
- Gjerde, Jan Fra Kvaleberg til cyberspace (Stavanger: Stavangerflint AS) ISBN 978-82-303-0998-8