Selwyn Wilson: Artist and Teacher by Jocelyn Tarrant

Te Ao Hou, December 1962, Page 15

Selwyn Wilson: Artist and Teacher by Jocelyn Tarrant As well as being a very good potter, Selwyn Wilson is having great success as a teacher of art. In the recent North Island Inter-Secondary Schools' Art Competition sponsored by Bing Harris and Co., there were over 2,000 entries —and Northland College pupils gained the distinction of being awarded both first and second prizes. The two prize winners were Raewyn Bedggood, first, and Hera Ripia, from Ohaeawai, second. Another pupil, Mary Ayrton, was highly commended and fourteen others received certificates of merit. It is to Selwyn Wilson, their art master, that these pupils, the school, and many adults in the community are quick to acknowledge a debt. Apart from showing his skill as an artist, Selwyn's lessons are highlighted by his very real interest in the progress of his pupils and a fund of stories with which to grip the attention of any listener.