Beth Zanders

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| birth_name = Avril Elizabeth Baker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|04|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|06|21|1913|04|02|df=y}}

| death_place = Cambridge, United Kingdom

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| spouse = {{marriage |John Alexander Niblock |1933 |1943 |end=d.}} {{marriage |Douglas William Alfred Zanders |1949 |end=d.}}

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| field = Painting

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Avril Elizabeth Zanders (née Baker; 2 April 1913 – 21 June 2009), generally known as Beth Zanders, was a New Zealand artist.{{Cite web|url=http://findnzartists.org.nz/artist/16952/|title=Beth Zanders|website=findnzartists.org.nz|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/2268/beth-zanders|title=Beth Zanders|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=26 September 2017|language=en}}

Career

Zanders painted primarily in oils, often still life or portraits. Notable works include: Magnolia (1950).{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/3356/magnolia|title=Magnolia|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=26 September 2017|language=en}}

Her inclusion in W. A. Sutton's painting Homage to Frances Hodgkins (1951) highlights her involvement in the art community of Canterbury. The painting referenced the 'Pleasure Garden controversy' in which the art world of Christchurch was divided between proponents of so-called 'modern painting' and conservative forces.{{Cite book|title=Bloomsbury South: The Arts in Christchurch 1933–1953|last=Simpson|first=Peter|publisher=Auckland University Press|year=2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/bulletin-magazine/bulletin-15|title=The Robert McDougall Art Gallery Bulletin 15 (March/April 1981)|website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz|access-date=26 September 2017}} She is depicted alongside fellow artists Doris Lusk (also known as Doris Holland), Colin McCahon, Heathcote Helmore, Margaret Frankel, Rene Lonsdale, Alan Brassington, Olivia Spencer Bower, and John Oakley.{{Cite web|url=http://pantograph-punch.com/post/pleasure-garden-incident|title=From the Archives: The 'Pleasure Garden' Incident at Christchurch|website=Pantograph Punch|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}}

= Exhibitions =

Zanders exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts{{Cite web|url=http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/exhibition/2/|title=Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts|website=findnzartists.org.nz|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}} and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.{{Cite web|url=http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/exhibition/4/|title=Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts|website=findnzartists.org.nz|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}} She was a member of The Group{{Cite web|url=http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/exhibition/3/|title=Artists exhibited with The Group|website=findnzartists.org.nz|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/heritage/publications/art/thegroup/bibliography/|title=The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries|website=christchurchcitylibraries.com|language=en|access-date=26 September 2017}} and was included in their exhibitions in 1949;{{Cite web|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/the-group/group-1949|title=The Group 1949|website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz|access-date=26 September 2017}} 1950;{{Cite web|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/the-group/group-1950|title=The Group 1950|website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz|access-date=26 September 2017}} 1951;{{Cite web|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/the-group/group-1951|title=The Group 1951|website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz|access-date=26 September 2017}} 1952.{{Cite web|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/the-group/group-1952|title=The Group 1952|website=christchurchartgallery.org.nz|access-date=26 September 2017}}

Personal life

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Born Avril Elizabeth Baker, she married John Alexander Niblock in 1933 (divorcing in 1943) and married Douglas William Alfred Zanders in 1949. They are both buried in St Peter's Church, Petersham.

Beth Zanders

Career

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Personal life

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