Telling Stories

Dramatic paintings of New Zealand life on the margins including 152 paintings and notes about each. Author Biography: Born in Winton, Southland, Janice's first solo exhibition (Auckland, 1974) sold out in a week. Since then she has developed a unusual niche for herself as a documentary painter, telling graphic stories of old - and contemporary New Zealand. Janice's work is represented in public and private collections. It often focuses on people on the margins of society. She has been a Labour Party activist for three decades and now lives and paints in Nelson.

Featured in the 14 September 2009 New Zealand newsletter.
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