Julia Waite

Julia Waite is a New Zealand art historian, curator, and author. She is currently Curator of New Zealand Art at Auckland Art Gallery.

Family background Waite had an upbringing that was influenced by both her parents' passions for art. She lived in Wellington throughout her childhood, and also recalls artworks she engaged with at her grandparents' house. she gained experience working at Dunedin Public Art Gallery which further piqued her interest in gallery and museum spaces, and more significantly in the world of art curation.

Curatorial projects

Research outputs

A Way Through: Cubism and New Zealand Art 1930-1960 (2016) - The University of Auckland - Bell L (Editor), Waite Julia (Thesis/Dissertation) Freedom and Structure: Cubism and New Zealand Art 1930-1960 (2017) - Auckland Art Gallery - Julia Waite (Book) Working towards Meaning - The Restoration of Colin McCahon's Chapel Windows (2019) - Auckland Art Gallery (Gallery e-publication) Louise Henderson: From Life (2019) - Auckland Art Gallery & Christchurch Art Gallery - Felicity Milburn, Lara Strongman, Julia Waite (Book) Looking for a New Country: Christopher Perkins in New Zealand (2020) - Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka Toi - Christopher Perkins, Christina Barton, Priscilla Pitts, Julia Waite, Lachlan Taylor (Book) Bill Culbert: Slow Wonder (2021) - Auckland Art Gallery - Bill Culbert, Julia Waite, Kirsten Lacy, Justin Clemens (Book) Modern Women Flight of Time (2024) - Julia Waite (Book)