Ans Westra

Ans Westra

Ans Westra, CNZM, (b. April 28 1936 in Leiden, The Netherlands) is a self-taught New Zealand photographer, with an interest in Māori, whose prominence as an artist and author was most amplified by her 1964 piece "Washday at the pa".

Westra emigrated to New Zealand in 1957.

In 1996 Ans Westra was awarded the inaugural Southland Art Foundation Artist in Residence award by Southland Art Foundation, Southern Institute of Technology, Southland Museum & Art Gallery and Creative New Zealand.

External links

* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search.aspx?advanced=colProProductionMakers%3a%22Westra%2c+Ans%22+colCollectionGroup%3aCH Works in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
* [http://www.bwx.co.nz/answestra/ "Handboek" exhibition, book and DVD site]
* [http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issue100/ans.htm Interview with Westra in issue 100 of the journal "Art New Zealand"]


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