1929 Piera McArthur was born in Ramsgate, England and in 1938 returned to New Zealand.
1951 Master of Arts at Victoria University
1954 Married fellow student, John McArthur.
1957-73 Travelled extensively throughout Europe with her husband\'s Foreign Service postings developing a growing interest in contemporary art.
1973 Chile. She discovered the art of Matta and begain painting seriously.
1975 Paris. Met up again with Douglas MacDiamid whose support and encouragement grew. Painting became a way of life during the day and the diplomatic lifestyle of the evenings provided additional stimulation and inspiration. The time spent in Paris provided a first hand appreciation of 20th Century French painting, the CoBrA artists and the German Expressionists who influenced the development of her own style. She became conversant with the Parisian art scene and began exhibiting.
1988 Moscow
1990 The Soviet Artists\' Union sponsored an exhibition of 100 of Piera\'s paintings and graphics at the New Tretiakov Gallery - first solo exhibition by a New Zealander. The show gained a lot of attention, both positive and negative: it was well reviewed but while capturing the imagination of many conservative Moscovites, it confused or upset others. The experiences of the Moscow exhibition were her consecration as a painter she feels.
1990 Piera and John returned to live in New Zealand in Hawke\\\'s Bay and established a studio.
Since returning to New Zealand Piera has held numerous successful solo exhibitions in Auckland, Hawke\\\'s Bay, Wellington and Christchurch and contributed work to charity and many group shows.
\"I\'m a painter who draws and paints every day\" she describes herself.
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