Mary Louise Kisler MNZM is a New Zealand curator, author, art historian and Radio New Zealand art commentator.[1][2][3] She is best known for her publications which include Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Galleries (2010)[4] and Finding Frances Hodgkins (2019).[5]
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.jpg) Kisler in 2022 | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Institutions | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki |
She has been a curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki since 1998 and is now the Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art.[6][7]
Biography
editKisler earned her master's degree in art history and Italian at the University of Auckland in 1994.[2] In 1996 she commenced a PhD at the University on Dis/Ordered Femininity in Italian Renaissance Art.[8]
Kisler's 2010 book Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections brings together artworks from the collections of five New Zealand galleries: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery.[9] A touring exhibition with a selection of works from Kisler's book travelled to museums and galleries around New Zealand.[10][11]
In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kisler was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art history and curation.[12]
Publications
edit- Everyday Miracles: The art of Stanley Spencer (Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 2003).
- Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys (Auckland University Press, 2019).
- Finding Frances Hodgkins (Massey University Press, 2019).[13][14][15]
- Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections (Random House, 2010).
References
edit- ^ "Curator stumbles across rare 300yr print". Stuff.
- ^ a b "Mary Kisler | Massey University Press". www.masseypress.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Book review: Finding Frances Hodgkins". Stuff. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Mary Kisler: angels and aristocrats". RNZ. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Mary Kisler – Finding Frances Hodgkins". RNZ. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Mary Kisler – Exhibitions in Europe". RNZ. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Mary Kisler". thamesandhudson.com.
- ^ "Mary Kisler | I Tatti | The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies". itatti.harvard.edu.
- ^ "Mary Kisler: angels and aristocrats". RNZ. 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections". Auckland Art Gallery.
- ^ "Te Papa to display a selection of European art from New Zealand's collections". Te Papa’s Blog. 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Dann, Jennifer (20 May 2019). "12 Questions: Auckland Art Gallery curator Mary Kisler". Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ^ "Frances Hodgkins: A life in colour". Otago Daily Times Online News. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Auckland Art Gallery and Karen Walker to launch Frances Hodgkins collaboration". www.rfa.nz.
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