Nationality Norwegian Awards Order of St. Olav Award Order of St. Olav | Occupation Ceramist Parents Eigil Helland-Hansen Grandparent Bjørn Helland-Hansen | |
Born 14 February 1939 ( 1939-02-14 ) Oslo, Norway Relatives Bjørn Helland-Hansen (grandfather) Died 20 March 1999, Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Grete Nash (née Helland-Hansen; 14 February 1939 – 20 March 1999) was a Norwegian ceramist.
She was born in Oslo to Eigil Helland-Hansen and Sophie Marie Eeg, and was a granddaughter of oceanographer Bjørn Helland-Hansen. She introduced the Japanese raku ware pottery tradition in Norway. Her wall plate Bysants from 1991 was acquired by the Storting, and she is represented in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art and Sørlandets Art Museum. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1998.
References
Grete Nash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA