

Tim Walker, renowned curator and champion of the arts, first met Margot Philips in 1986 when as a curator at Waikato Museum, he was developing a small exhibition of her work.
“I was really just seeking information and quotes to accompany each painting. In the end she agreed,” he says. “Quite quickly a beautiful friendship developed – between an elderly artist who had by then stopped painting, and a young curator at the beginning of his career.”
The recordings of these conversations eventually became the book Margot Philips – Her Own World which accompanied the exhibition of the same name at Waikato Museum in 1987 - 1988.
In this public talk, Walker will reflect on Philips’ life and personal journey, as well as the current exhibition of her work, Of This Place: Margot Philips’ Landscapes.
Please note that bookings are encouraged as spaces are limited. Book now.
Tim Walker, renowned curator and champion of the arts, first met Margot Philips in 1986 when as a curator at Waikato Museum, he was developing a small exhibition of her work.
“I was really just seeking information and quotes to accompany each painting. In the end she agreed,” he says. “Quite quickly a beautiful friendship developed – between an elderly artist who had by then stopped painting, and a young curator at the beginning of his career.”
The recordings of these conversations eventually became the book Margot Philips – Her Own World which accompanied the exhibition of the same name at Waikato Museum in 1987 - 1988.
In this public talk, Walker will reflect on Philips’ life and personal journey, as well as the current exhibition of her work, Of This Place: Margot Philips’ Landscapes.
Please note that bookings are encouraged as spaces are limited. Book now.