Juliet Kac

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Juliet Kac (born 1949) is a New Zealand artist. Kac was born in Wellington in 1949. Her mother was a teacher, and her family background was 'cultured', with frequent visits to concerts and ballet. Her father worked as a paint chemist, so Kac grew up in an environment where paint was readily available. Kac gained an MA in Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1973. [1]

Kac travelled by boat to Europe, and for several months travelled around the Mediterranean before settling in England where she lived for a while in Cambridge. Kac met her husband there, and they moved south together so he could study at Sussex University. [1]

Kac was a founding member of North Star Studios, a printmaking cooperative in Brighton. Due to difficult family circumstances, Kac returned to New Zealand for a period of time, and was active in the arts scene. [1] Kac exhibited at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. [2] In 1987, Kac exhibited at the Mt Victoria cafe with three other Wellington-based artists - Patricia Susan Fry, Gerda Leenards and Eve Halliwell. [3]

In 1987 Kac returned to Brighton, and has remained there since. [1] She gained a PhD from the University of Brighton in 2003. [4]

Kac's PhD thesis explored the relationship between music and painting, with reference to Frantisek Kupka, and to Kac's personal art practice. She was supervised by Professor Michael Tucker. [5] Kac is an active artist, and currently teaches portraiture. [6]

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  2. ↑ "Kac, Juliet". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Kac, Juliet; Fry, Patricia Susan; Leenards, Gerda; Halliwell, Eve (1 January 1987). "Various artists :[Invitation to] an exhibition of figure studies by Juliet Kac, Patricia Fry, Gerda Leenards, Eve Halliwell at the Mt Victoria Cafe, Brougham Street [Wellington]. 1987". Various artists :[Invitation to] an e... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Judy Williams ; Juliet Kac; 2002; 2012.009 on NZ Museums". eHive. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Juliet Kac". University of Brighton College of Arts and Humanities. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Painting in Oils - Evolution Arts". www.evolutionarts.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.


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