Perrett, John Douglas 1859-1937

Prolific painter of landscapes in oil and in pastel. Born near Glasgow, Scotland: studied at the Glasgow School of Art. Arrived Dunedin c.1886; listed as Dunedin artist 1888-89 Stone's Directory. In 1894, with G P Nerli and L. W. Wilson, he opened a private art school, Otago Art Academy. He moved to Auckland 1895, taught painting there, listed as Auckland artist 1911-14 Wise's. Exhibited: OAS from 1887; ASA 1896-1927; NZ and South Seas Ex Dunedin 1889-90; Auckland Industrial and Mining Ex 1898, St Louis Exposition 1904, 6 oils and a pastel. Represented in many galleries in New Zealand, and in Hocken.

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