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Latitude
53.4075
Longitude
-2.991944
Start Date
1915-01-01
End Date
2007-01-01

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ID
tb8fcd

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Birth Place
Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Biography
Ivan Englund (1915-2007) was born in Liverpool, NSW. He completed a Diploma of Painting and Drawing at East Sydney Technical College (ESTC) in 1951, then taught art and ceramics in institutions in Victoria, Canberra and Wollongong, where he took up a post at the Technical College in 1954. He was one of the original four members of the Potters’ Society of New South Wales (later the Potters’ Society of Australia) when it was formed in 1956. He conducted extensive research into glazes and published two books and many articles on this work. In 1962, he was awarded an ESTC Fellowship for his development of igneous rock glazes. In 1971, he was appointed Senior Head Teacher of Art at ESTC, and from 1972 to 1977, he conducted the Ivan Englund Pottery School at the Rocks, before moving to Walcha, NSW, and then to Bawley Point, NSW, to work as a full-time potter. For his work on middle-fire glazes he received a Doctorate from Wollongong University in 1995. He has entries in the 1974-1996 potters’ directories. His mark is an incised or impressed 'IE’ in various forms. Writers: staffcontributor Judith Pearce Date written: 2012 Last updated: 2013
Born
b. 4 November 1915
Summary
Ivan Englund was one of the founders of the Potters' Society of New South Wales in 1956. He taught at the Wollongong and East Sydney technical colleges before setting up his own pottery school at the Rocks in 1972. He conducted extensive research into glazes and published two books and many articles on this work.
Gender
Male
Died
Oct-07
Age at death
92