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Self-Portrait with a Maori Kete; Susan Wilson, NZ; 1996; 1998.024
Name/Title
Self-Portrait with a Maori Kete
Self-Portrait with a Maori Kete
About this object
Susan Wilson was born in Dunedin and grew up in Southland and North Canterbury. She studied painting in London at the Royal Academy.
The depiction of family, friends and self-portraits are central to Susan Wilson’s art. She has exhibited in New Zealand and throughout Europe and lives in London. Wilson refers to New Zealand in her work and this pivotal portrait is a reflection on homesickness following her mother’s death. Here Susan clutches her mother’s kete, and her slippers (now empty) float behind her.
Susan Wilson was born in Dunedin and grew up in Southland and North Canterbury. She studied painting in London at the Royal Academy.
The depiction of family, friends and self-portraits are central to Susan Wilson’s art. She has exhibited in New Zealand and throughout Europe and lives in London. Wilson refers to New Zealand in her work and this pivotal portrait is a reflection on homesickness following her mother’s death. Here Susan clutches her mother’s kete, and her slippers (now empty) float behind her.
Maker
Susan Wilson, NZ
Susan Wilson, NZ
Date Made
1996
1996
Medium and Materials
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
Measurements
129 x 78cm
129 x 78cm
Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection
Credit Line
From the D. Margaret Guild bequest in 1998.
From the D. Margaret Guild bequest in 1998.
Object Type
Painting
Painting
Object number
1998.024
1998.024
