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.

Career

Art

She is a founding member of Visual Artists Against Nuclear Disarmament 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 in Lorne Street.

Films

Eyley has directed four films including:
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.''