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Mary Margaret Gore Spicer (1908–1984) was a New Zealand artist.[1]

Peggy Spicer
Born	Mary Margaret Gore Spicer 1908 Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Died	1984 Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Education	Elam School of Fine Art
Known for	Painting

Education

Spicer was educated at Chilton Saint James School in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland.[2] She then trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts and was influenced by the teaching of John Weeks, though she was not taught by him directly.[3]

Career

Spicer worked in watercolours, often painting landscapes and life in small towns of New Zealand. She was a contemporary of Rena Manson, Ida Eise, and Bessie Christie.[4]

After her studies, Spicer traveled to England and Egypt with her mother, Ella Spicer, also an artist. During their travels they both exhibited in Cairo.[5]

Spicer exhibited with several New Zealand art associations including:

• Auckland Society of Arts[6]
• Canterbury Society of Arts[7]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[8][9]
• Rutland Group[10][11]
• Auckland Fellowship of Artists[2]

In 1963 she was awarded the Kelliher Art Prize (second place).[12]

Her work is held at the Waihi Arts Centre and Museum Association.[13]

References

Further reading

Artist files for Peggy Spicer are held at:

• Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Also see:

• Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge

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