Born in Auckland in 1931, Ian Firth discovered his passion for clay at the young age of 11. He honed his craft under the tutelage of some of New Zealand's first studio potters, including Olive Jones and Briar Gardiner, and quickly began creating and firing his own pottery. Firth later attended the Elam School of Fine Arts in the late 1940s and went on to establish the North Shore Society of Potters, which eventually became the Auckland Studio Potters Inc. in 1961. One of Firth's most notable contributions to the New Zealand ceramics community was the development of the idea for a major sponsored exhibition and competition for ceramics. This concept eventually became the Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Awards, which ran for over 20 years. Firth continued to be an active and influential member of the New Zealand ceramics community until his passing in 2002.
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