Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
Australian National Herbarium
Biographical Notes
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Ioannou, Noris (1947 - )Born on 22 February 1947 in Cyprus;
Born in Cyprus to Greek
parents, he lived in
Adelaide, South Australia from 1950.
He did a BSc at University of
Adelaide.
His honours thesis, supervised by Bob Lange, at the Botany Dept was 'Historical effects
on the Vegetation of the Marginal
Lands' and established his interest in
South Australia's history and
environment.
He is also has a
Diploma
of Education from the University of Adelaide, and
subsequently taught science and
biology in various State high schools
for some eight years.
He was later awarded a Doctorate in Visual Arts and Archaeology from
Flinders University.
From 1971 to 1974, he lived in
London teaching part-time, as well
as collecting, studying and dealing in
nineteenth and early twentieth
century decorative arts.
He then worked
on the Barossa Valley site of the
State's first potter, as part of the
work towards his Doctorate degree.
At the same time
he is continued a part-time interest
in landscape design.
In 1986 he published 'Ceramics in South Australia 1836-1986: From folk
to studio pottery', which received the Australian Heritage
Award.
He is now an Adelaide-based cultural
historian and is among Australia's foremost published
writers on material folk culture and the decorative arts.
He is the author of seven other books
including three cultural histories.
Dr loannou is a past president of the Professional Historians Association
of South Australia, and was executive director of
Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre for seven years.
Source: Extracted from:
Noris Ioannou (1986) 'Ceramics in South Australia 1836-1986: From folk
to studio pottery', Wakefield Press, dust-jacket.
Noris Ioannou (2021) 'Vernacular Visions, A folklife history of Australia: Art, Diversity, Storytelling', dust-jacket.
Portrait Photo: 'Ceramics in South Australia 1836-1986', back dust-jacket.
Data from 122 specimens
