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Sight Lines is a landmark celebration of women artists in Aotearoa — from ancient whatu kakahu to contemporary installations, from Frances Hodgkins to Merata Mita, Fiona Clark to Mataaho Collective.

Winner of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, this extraordinary volume traces the creative and political journeys of painters, photographers, performers, sculptors, weavers, textile artists, poets, and activists who have continually reshaped the definition of art in Aotearoa.

Through over 150 stunning images and essays by leading curators and writers, Sight Lines reimagines the nation’s art history — exploring how tangata whenua and tangata tiriti artists have negotiated relationships to each other, the land and water, family, community, and nationhood.

Key Features:
• Winner – Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025
• Profiles 35 groundbreaking women artists across disciplines
• Includes essays by Chloe Cull, Ngarino Ellis, Ioana Gordon-Smith, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley, Lana Lopesi, Hanahiva Rose, Huhana Smith, Megan Tamati-Quennell, and the author
• Features over 150 images of artworks and archival material
• A bold, essential contribution to Aotearoa’s art history and cultural discourse

Product Details:
• Author: Dr Kirsty Baker
• Format: Hard Cover
• ISBN: 9781869409982

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