Art New Zealand

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Don Abbott, Deputy Editor of Art New Zealand, is the author of Vivid: The Paul Hartigan Story and Elizabeth Rees: I Paint.

Grant Banbury is an independent art consultant and art writer based in Christchurch.

is a curator and conservator based in Auckland.

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