Helen Schamroth
NEW ZEALAND
Born in Poland, Helen Schamroth arrived in Melbourne with her parents in 1949 and has lived in Auckland, New Zealand since 1968. She has written extensively for national and international publications about craft and design, including her award-winning book “100 New Zealand Craft Artists”. Her writing has evolved in parallel with her visual arts career, and she has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Triennale of Tapestry in Lodz, Poland. Working as an arts writer, arts consultant, curator and arts advocate, Helen has served on the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand and is a Life Member of the Designers’ Institute of New Zealand. In 2005 she was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts.
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SUNDAY 11.30-12.30pm
Eighteen for life: Surviving the Holocaust
“There are secrets I will take to my grave,” Martha told her daughters. “I don’t want you to think I am a hero,” declared their father Feliks. A loving family life belies harrowing wartime experiences and extraordinary courage. Join Helen Schamroth for a presentation and discussion about her new memoir, Eighteen for life - Surviving the Holocaust.