Fran Dibble
Frances Joan Dibble QSM (née McIntosh; born 1962) is a painter, sculptor, writer and art critic based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. In 2007, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal.
Biography[edit]
Dibble was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1962.[1][2] She moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a teenager, moving to Palmerston North in 1975.[1][2]
Dibble has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Botany, a Master of Science (Hons) in Biochemistry from Massey University,[3] and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.[2]
Dibble's artistic practice encompasses, painting, and bronze-cast sculpting.[4] Her art draws on inspiration from the natural world, including plants, sea shells and aquatic life.[2] In 1985, Dibble established a small foundry with her husband, artist Paul Dibble.[5] The Dibbles started with casting small-scale pieces, with larger pieces being sent to larger art foundries.[5] In 2000, they opened a large foundry in an industrial part of Palmerston North, where they now cast all their works.[5][6]
She has exhibited at Te Manawa and the Zimmerman Gallery in Palmerston North.[4][1]
In 2007, Dibble was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to art, in particular sculpture.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Zimmerman Art Gallery - Fran Dibble". 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "Fran Dibble, New Zealand artist, painter, sculptor, Palmerston North". www.creativegiants.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ McIntosh, Frances (1985). The synthesis of triglyceride and other non-polar acyl lipids by protoplasts and chloroplasts from barley leaf (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/13935.
- ^ a b Thomas, Carly. "Nature nurtures the art of destruction". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b c Gow Langsford Gallery. "Paul Dibble CV" (PDF). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Lindsay, Rabbit. "Behind Every Strong Woman: The hard graft of Manawatu sculptor Paul Dibble". www.lindsayrabbitt.com. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007". The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
