Claudia Pond Eyley
Claudia Pond Eyley is a New Zealand artist and filmmaker. Her works are held in the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Early life
Claudia Pond Eyley was born in 1946 in Matamata, New Zealand.
Education
Eyley has studied in Montreal, New York, and at the Auckland University Elam School of Fine Arts. Eyley was a major figure in Kingsland society circles in the 1970s and 1980s.
Career
Art
She is a founding member of Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms and a member of the Association of Women Artists. She has exhibited widely international and within New Zealand, including:
She has completed mural commissions at Stokes Road, Auckland University Arts Commerce, Auckland High Court, and collaborated with Pat Hanly for Flying Colours With Invention, Women's Suffrage Centennial collaborative project at Khartoum Place.
Films
Eyley has directed four films including:Helen, documentary about New Zealand's first elected woman Prime Minister, Helen ClarkKit & Maynie, documentary about two 90-year-old peace activists who live on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New ZealandNo Nukes Is Good Nukes! The Legacy of New Zealand's Grassroots Ant-Nuclear Movement, documentary about New Zealand's Act of Parliament in 1987 which saw New Zealand become a nuclear free nationDeparture and Return -The Final Journey of the Rainbow Warrior, documentary about Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior
Books
Eyley co-authored the book Helen Clark – Inside Stories with Dan Salmon. She has illustrated three children's books with author Maris O'Rouke: Lillibutt's Big Adventure; Lillibuts Te Araroa Adventure; and Lillibutt's Australian Adventure.''