Jill Trevelyan Explained
Jill Trevelyan (born 1963) is a New Zealand art curator, reviewer, and author who specialises in 20th century New Zealand art. Her publications include the collected letters of New Zealand painter Toss Woollaston and a biography of New Zealand art dealer Peter McLeavey, which won the Book of the Year award in the New Zealand Post Book Awards in 2014.[1] [2]
As of 2015, she is the manager of the art collection belonging to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[3]
Publications
the life and times of a New Zealand art dealer, Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2013.
an artist's life, Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2008.
a life in letters, Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2004.
Articles
- 'Multiplying the angles', New Zealand Listener, 31 Jan 2015[4]
- 'The path followed', Art New Zealand, no. 146, Winter 2013, pp. 62–66[5]
- 'Doing what she pleased', New Zealand books, vol. 20 no.1, Autumn 2010, p. 19[6]
- 'Brideshead revisited', New Zealand Listener, 28 March 2009, p. 43[7]
- 'Power of now', New Zealand Listener, 7 Feb 2009, pp. 44–45[8]
- 'Strange fruit', New Zealand Listener, 9 Aug 2008, p. 44[9]
- 'Perfectly fairy-godmotherish : the friendship of Toss Woollaston and Ursula Bethell', Kotare - New Zealand Notes & Queries, vol. 4, no. 1, June 2001, pp. 3–16[10]
- 'Great expectations : the Promised Land at the Suter', Art New Zealand, no. 96, Spring 2000, pp. 99–101,110[11]
- 'Leonard Mitchell : a cautionary tale', Art New Zealand, no. 67, Winter 1993, pp. 85–87[12]
- 'T A McCormack : the late work', Art New Zealand, no. 61, Summer 1991/92, pp. 58–61[13]
Awards and recognitions
- (2014) New Zealand Post Book Awards Book of the Year and Best Non-fiction book for Peter McLeavey : the life and times of a New Zealand art dealer [1]
- (2014) Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book at the PANZ Awards for Peter McLeavey : the life and times of a New Zealand art dealer[14]
- (2009) Montana Medal for Non-Fiction and winner of the Biography Category in the Montana Book Awards for Rita Angus : an artist's life[15]
- (2009) Nielsen BookData NZ Booksellers' Choice Award for Rita Angus : an artist's life[16]
- (2008) Copyright Licensing Ltd Writers Award ($35,000 towards the writing of Rita Angus : an artist's life)[17]
Further information
Notes and References
- Web site: Backhouse. Matthew. 'Stunning' biography beats Catton in NZ awards. NZ Herald. 20 December 2015. 28 August 2014.
- Web site: Jill Trevelyan on Peter McLeavey, art and stellar biography. Booknotes Unbound. New Zealand Books Council. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
- Web site: Multiplying the angles. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: The path followed. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Doing what she pleased. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Brideshead revisited'. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Power of now. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Strange fruit. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Perfectly fairy-godmotherish : the friendship of Toss Woollaston and Ursula Bethell. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Great expectations : the Promised Land at the Suter. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Leonard Mitchell : a cautionary tale. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: T A McCormack : the late work. Index New Zealand. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Extraordinary life story from Te Papa Press nominated for top award. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 20 December 2015. 23 July 2014.
- Web site: Perkins Writes Story of her Wife to Win Montana Medal. Creative New Zealand. 20 December 2015. 28 July 2009.
- Web site: Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 20 December 2015.
- Web site: Writer’s Prize Paved Way For Angus Biography. Scoop.co.nz. 20 December 2015.