Gwynneth Porter is a writer and editor from Ōtautahi Christchurch in Aotearoa New Zealand. Writing essays on art since the mid-1990s, her practice has involved persistent experimentation with forms, methodologies and subject positions. With a long history of collaborations with artists in publication development and artist-led projects, she has a working background in art school teaching, visual arts publishing, and art museum curatorial and public programmes mahi. In 2020 she completed a PhD through Monash University in Melbourne’s Department of Art History and Theory with a thesis titled ‘Delinquent Palaces: Adolescent Museum Visitation in Literature’. She is currently Librarian at Christchurch Women’s Prison.
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Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia
26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VIC
Join us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Free
Highway to Hell including Isabelle Reinecke
30 Fingal Street
30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads, NSW
On October 23, 2024, the Brunswick Picture House will host “Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?”, a pivotal event featuring a presentation by renowned climate...
$20
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSW
A moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
Join us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba
Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Catch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
Inside the Dunera: Beyond Conventional Narratives
Jewish Museum of Australia 26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, VICJoin us to celebrate the launch of Tonia Eckfeld’s No One Knows Their Destiny: The Eckfeld Records: Inside the Dunera Story, in collaboration with Monash University Publishing. In this panel discussion, Professor Eckfeld will discuss...
Highway to Hell including Isabelle Reinecke
30 Fingal Street 30 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads, NSWOn October 23, 2024, the Brunswick Picture House will host “Highway to Hell: Are We Stuck in a Climate Action Cul-de-sac?”, a pivotal event featuring a presentation by renowned climate...
Author Talk: No One Knows Their Destiny – Inside the Dunera Story
The Theatre, Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Sydney, NSWA moving portrait of two Dunera Boys, from Kristallnacht in Vienna to VE Day in Melbourne, that complicates the traditional story of the Dunera. Popular culture has mythologised the Dunera Boys...
Meet the author: Tonia Eckfeld at the Sydney Jewish Museum
Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSWJoin us for an afternoon with Tonia Eckfeld, the acclaimed art historian and author of No One Knows Their Destiny. In this compelling work, Eckfeld delves into the deeply personal...
Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Katoomba Katoomba, NSW, AustraliaCatch Jordana Silverstein and Dave Witty at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival on in November. Find out more here.
