Mary Kisler
New Zealand art historian and curator
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Mary Louise Kisler MNZM is a New Zealand curator, author, art historian and Radio New Zealand art commentator.[1][2][3] She is best known for her publications which include Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Galleries (2010)[4] and Finding Frances Hodgkins (2019).[5]
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Mary Kisler | |
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Kisler in 2022 | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Institutions | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki |
She has been a curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki since 1998 and is now the Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art.[6][7]
Biography
Kisler earned her master's degree in art history and Italian at the University of Auckland in 1994.[2] In 1996 she commenced a PhD at the University on Dis/Ordered Femininity in Italian Renaissance Art.[8]
Kisler's 2010 book Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections brings together artworks from the collections of five New Zealand galleries: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery.[9] A touring exhibition with a selection of works from Kisler's book travelled to museums and galleries around New Zealand.[10][11]
In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kisler was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art history and curation.[12]
Publications
- Everyday Miracles: The art of Stanley Spencer (Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 2003).
- Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections (Random House, 2010).
- Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys (Auckland University Press, 2019).
- Finding Frances Hodgkins (Massey University Press, 2019).[13][14][15]
- The Dark Dad: War and Trauma — a Daughter's Tale (Massey University Press, 2025)[16]
