James Robson "Roy" Cowan was a prominent New Zealand artist, born in Wellington in 1918. He was a potter, printmaker, and illustrator, and the son of writer James Cowan. Cowan attended Wellington College and Teachers Training College, where he was influenced by artist Roland Hipkins. He married potter Juliet Peter in 1952.
Cowan's artistic career began with his first exhibition at the French Maid Coffee House in 1947. He also exhibited at the Wellington-based Helen Hitchings Gallery, New Zealand's first modern dealer gallery. In 1953, Cowan and his wife travelled to London where he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art on a scholarship from the Association of New Zealand Art Societies.
He worked for the Education Department in the School Publications branch until 1959 when he became a full-time potter. He built and experimented with oil-fired kilns, contributing to wider knowledge of more...
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