Simply You

The eye has to travel

As a single woman living in turn-of-the-century Dunedin, it took determination to board a ship bound for Europe, but that’s exactly what artist Frances Hodgkins did. Going on to become one of the most important painters of the 20th century, Frances proved to be as groundbreaking in her artistic endeavours as she was in her itinerary – moving around the world both to stay inspired and to stay safe from two world wars.

“What I really love about her is that challenging and questioning of the norm in everything – from the way she lived her life, the way she travelled,

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