Bill Sutton
- Born 1917 in Sydenham, Christchurch.
- Studied art at the Canterbury College School of Art, graduating in 1938, and then studied in 1947 at the Anglo-French Art Centre in London.
- Became lecturer in art at Canterbury University College School of Art.
- Painted the Canterbury landscape for over 50 years, using both representational and abstract methods. Painted the Port Hills and the Canterbury Plains over and over again.
- Well-known works include:
- Nor'wester in the cemetery (1950)
- Dry September (1949)
- Te Tihi o Kahukura and sky (1977)
- Plantation series (1986-88).
- His portraits include HM Queen Elizabeth II (1975) and former mayor of Christchurch, Sir Hamish Hay (1987).
- Died 23 January 2000 in Christchurch.
W.A.Sutton: A Retrospective, 10 May - 28 September, 2003
Sources
- Unger, Pat, Bill’s story : a portrait of W. A. Sutton Christchurch, Canterbury University Press 2008.
More information
- Find works by and about Bill Sutton in the library catalogue
- Famous New Zealanders — William Sutton — our children’s homework resource
- W.A. Sutton exhibitions on the Christchurch Art Gallery’s website
- W.A. Sutton : retrospective exhibition 1917-1971 download the digitised catalogue from the Christchurch Art Gallery
- View Sutton’s work in the Christchurch Art Gallery collection