Hopper, Sue, nee Hara

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Maker Name

Hopper, Sue, nee Hara

Studio name

Signs and Wonders

Biography

Sue Hara studied ceramics in England before immigrating to Canada with then husband Robin Hopper, in 1968. They set up the Chosin Pottery in 1977. She was an original member of the collective FIRED UP, Contemporary Works in Clay (1984) and her work can be found in the 2009 FIRED UP catalogue. At some point in the early 1980s Sue and Robin divorced and she resumed her maiden name, Hara.
She is known for her fine porcelain throwing, and delicate hand modelling. and her work was represented in the 2012 Back to the Land, Exhibition. at the AGGV

First name

Sue

Last name

Hopper, Hara

Career dates (start and end)

1968

Date of Birth

1942

Place of Birth

Hatfield, England

Studio location

Major Exhibitions

2013 'Back to the Land, Ceramics from Vancouver Island and the gulf Island 1970-1985', curated Daine Carr, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Affiliated organizations

Links to Further Resources

http://www.artopenings.ca/womens-day-show.html
https://www.victoriapotters.ca/newsletters/May2010.pdf

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