Nehl-McLennan, Margarete
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Maker Name
Nehl-McLennan, Margarete
Studio name
Gilmar Pottery
Biography
Margarete came to Canada from Germany in 1952 and studied with John Reeve (1954 tbc), sculptor Olivier Strabelle (UBC, summer, 1961) and Kyllikki Salmenhaara (UBC, summer, 1964). In 1959 she established her pottery business using the name Gilmar Pottery Studio, located in Victoria. In 1961 she started teaching, specializing in using the potter's wheel. She later sold pottery and weaving supplies at her store Island Handcraft House in Victoria (from the 60s to 1979) and on Salt Spring Island (from 1973)
Date of Birth
1925
Date of Death
1988
Place of Birth
Cologne, Germany
Place of Death
Studio location
Major Exhibitions
Calgary Stampede, 1959
Canadian Fine Crafts 1966/67, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Canadian Fine Crafts, Expo 67
Source
Allan Collier
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