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Quentin MacFarlane, Summer Bay Series, 1968, arcylic on cardboard, 43x49cm, UC Art Collection

Vivienne Mountford, Rainforest to Glass Jungle, quilted and appliqued felt wool fibre on plywood, 268x118cm, UC Art Collection

Miranda Parkes, Loopholes, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 54x54x22cm each, UC Art Collection

Recommended databases

Featured resources

Find New Zealand Artists

Find New Zealand Artists is a tool that directs you to resources on exhibiting artists found in libraries, published sources and art society records.

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New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts exhibition catalogues online 

A project is underway by the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū to collect a complete set of NZAFA exhibition catalogues. To see the catalogues already scanned and made available click here:

https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/about/library/new-zealand-academy-of-fine-arts-annual-catalogues

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Public Art database (publicart.nz)

This art register details hundreds of 20th century NZ public artworks. It provides a single space for researchers, artists, tourists, authorities and the public to learn about 380 artworks in the register that either are, or have previously been, publicly accessible.

Subject Librarian

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Elizabeth Cooke
she/her
Contact:
Central Library, Puaka-James Hight
ext. 93898

Normal working hours: Mon - Fri 9am-1pm
Subjects: Arts

UC Research Repository

Post-Graduate Theses and Dissertations in Art History, Art Theory and Fine Arts are available via the UC Research Repository.

To browse online theses by discipline, go to the Research Repository Faculty of Arts - Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata and filter by Discipline

See also: Thesis guide.