| Birth name | Gary Walter Morice Tricker |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 24 September 1938 |
| Birth place | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death date | 23 August 2021 (aged 82) |
| Death place | Greytown, New Zealand |
| Field | Painting · Printmaking |
Gary Walter Morice Tricker (24 September 1938 – 23 August 2021) was a New Zealand painter and printmaker. In 1966, he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council scholarship. His prints and etchings featured themes including black cats, trains, rugby and railway clocks, often with a landscape background. He bequeathed almost all of his 500 artworks to Waikato Museum.[1][2] Other institutions that hold Tricker's work in their collections include the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.[3][4]
References
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (9 October 2021). "Obituary: Black cats, trains and rugby defined artist Gary Tricker". Dominion Post. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Tom (2 September 2021). "Tricker the master printer". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Gary Tricker". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Works by Gary Tricker". Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 November 2021.