Jill Trevelyan

Jill Trevelyan is a Wellington art historian and curator.

She is the editor of Toss Woollaston: A Life in Letters (Te Papa Press, 2004) and the author of Rita Angus: An artist's life (Te Papa Press, 2008). Her biography of Peter McLeavey won the book of the year award at the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards.

Photo courtesy of author

Books

Robin White: Something is Happening Here
Major survey of the 50-year career of one of New Zealand’s best-loved artists, Robin White.
Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life
Revised edition of the award-winning biography of one of New Zealand's most famous women artists.
Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer
From Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1960s has shaped – even transformed – New Zealand art.
Rita Angus: Life & Vision (exhibition catalogue)
Rita Angus: Life & Vision is the accompanying catalogue to the Te Papa exhibition and which marks the centenary of Rita Angus’s birth.

Robin White: author biographies and interview
Robin White: Something is happening Here is the first book to be devoted to Robin White’s art in 40 years. Here, the authors reflect on working with Robin for the book and accompanying exhibition.
Jill Trevelyan: biography and 10 questions about Rita Angus
Jill Trevelyan, the author of Rita Angus: An Artist's Life, discusses her new book with Te Papa Press