Celia Dunlop
Celia Dunlop (nee Morrah) was born in Palmerston North. She studied anthropology at Otago University and later completed a master’s degree in education and a diploma in librarianship at Victoria University in Wellington. Her master’s examined art and illustration in children’s literature. Celia Dunlop was a well-known figure in Wellington, due to her support of the arts and various high-profile communication roles.
In her professional life she worked as a librarian at the Dunedin Teachers’ College Library, the Victoria University Library and Alexander Turnbull Library, where she was involved with the Dorothy Neal White collection of children’s literature. Later, Celia moved into communications and worked for various agencies including the Arts Marketing Board of Aotearoa, the New Zealand Community Funding agency, IHC and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
Jill Trevelyan
Jill Trevelyan is a curator and writer with an interest in mid-20th-century New Zealand art. Her works include Toss Woollaston: A Life in Letters (shortlisted for the 2005 Montana New Zealand Book Awards) and Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life.
Hamish Dunlop
Hamish Dunlop is the son of Celia Dunlop. He is the co-curator of the exhibition ‘Thrill Me Every Day’ – The Celia Dunlop Collection, and project/design manager in the production of the book.
Artists featured in the exhibition and book include:
Len Castle, Gordon Walters, Bill Hammond, Ralph Hotere, Michael Smither, Peter Robinson, Richard Killeen, John Pule, Seraphine Pick, Andrew McLeod, John Reynolds, Shane Cotton, Ben Cauchi, Matthew Couper, John Walsh, Robyn Kahukiwa, Chris Charteris, Jenny Pattrick, Bronwynne Cornish, Brendan Bodley, Lynn Kelly, Alan Preston, Warwick Freeman, Ann Verdcourt, Lauren Lysaght, Peter Ireland.