Inhabiting the threshold: the Women's Gallery as liminal space in New Zealand's feminist art history

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Inhabiting the threshold: the Women's Gallery as liminal space in New Zealand's feminist art history

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In the four years between January 1980 and January 1984, a gallery was run in Wellington by a collective of women to display the work of female artists only. This feminist space sought to provide an educational, supportive and inclusive environment, free from the obstacles which were perceived to prohibit women from displaying their work in mainstream art spaces. This thesis tackles the history of this gallery’s reception and seeks to address its absence in the writing of New Zealand’s art hi...

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15 Nov, 2021

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Kirsty Baker

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Women's / Gallery / Art / Women / Wellington / Feminist / School: School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies / 190101 Art Criticism / 190102 Art History / 190103 Art Theory / 950104 The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft) / 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing / Degree Discipline: Art History / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts / Art Criticism / Art History / Art Theory

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