Joanna Paul - Artist Info

About Joanna Paul

  • Biography

    Joanna Paul was born in Hamilton to artistic and literary publishers Janet (who was also an artist) and Blackwood Paul. Paul's mother was a strong artistic influence; she grew up in a liberal environment that valued and encouraged creativity.

    After spending time in London, where she was influenced by international artists, Joanna returned to New Zealand and enrolled at Elam School of Fine Arts. There she was taught by Colin McCahon and Greer Twiss and studied artists such as Willem de Kooning, whose work was to inform her practice throughout her life.1 ...

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