Donald John (Don) McAra New Zealand, 1937-.
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About Don McAra
Don McAra was educated at the University of Otago and completed his MA at the University of Canterbury, and a Diploma of Drama in Education at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His early art studies were at the School of Art, Dunedin and he studied water colour with H.V. Miller in Dunedin)and Life Studies with Doris Lusk in Christchurch. He became a full time artist after many years as a Senior Lecturer at Christchurch College of Education. He is based in Christchurch and specialises in landscapes in both oil and watercolour. Don has exhibited widely throughout New Zealand over the past 30+ years, often with other notable fellow New Zealand artists. He allows time for regular travel to Europe to help further fuel his passion for painting.
The earliest auction listing we have for Don McAra is in 2000 and in total 20 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 19 (95%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $4,912 for Late Summer Afternoon, Near Cass sold by International Art Centre in July 2003. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023.
Don McAra is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 162
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
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