Juliet Kac

Juliet Kac (born 1949) is a New Zealand artist. Kac was born in Wellington in 1949. Her mother was a teacher, and her family background was 'cultured', with frequent visits to concerts and ballet. Her father worked as a paint chemist, so Kac grew up in an environment where paint was readily available. Kac gained an MA in Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1973.[1]

Kac travelled by boat to Europe, and for several months travelled around the Mediterranean before settling in England where she lived for a while in Cambridge. Kac met her husband there, and they moved south together so he could study at Sussex University.[1]

Kac was a founding member of North Star Studios, a printmaking cooperative in Brighton. Due to difficult family circumstances, Kac returned to New Zealand for a period of time, and was active in the arts scene.[1] Kac exhibited at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1982.[2] In 1987, Kac exhibited at the Mt Victoria cafe with three other Wellington-based artists - Patricia Susan Fry, Gerda Leenards and Eve Halliwell.[3]

In 1987 Kac returned to Brighton, and has remained there since.[1] She gained a PhD from the University of Brighton in 2003.[4]

Kac's PhD thesis explored the relationship between music and painting, with reference to Frantisek Kupka, and to Kac's personal art practice. She was supervised by Professor Michael Tucker.[5] Kac is an active artist, and currently teaches portraiture.[6]