Rona Ina Dyer (1923 - 2021) was a New Zealand artist, working in wood-engraving, watercolours and oils.[1] Her work was used to illustrate books and is also held in the permanent collections of Sarjeant GalleryinWhanganui and Christchurch Art Gallery.[2][3] She was also known for mural design and painting.[4]
Dyer exhibited watercolours, oil paintings, wood-engravings and a piece of sculpture at the Otago Art Society. She also exhibited at the London Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers, the Society of Wood Engravers and the Royal Academy of Arts.[2]
In the mid-1940s Dyer became interested in mural design and painting, and was commissioned to create murals in Wellington and Dunedin. In 1947 she won a national mural competition organised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects and judged by Cora Wilding and Ngaio Marsh, with an entry consisting of three panels on the theme of health. Following this success, she decided to study mural design with John Hutton at Goldsmith College in London.[4]
In 1948, Caxton Press published a book of her wood-engravings.[5]
