"I am interested in the material legacy of photographs by early woman photographers in New Zealand museums and archive…"

"Traditional historical methods that could be applied to a history of women and photography related to New Zealand are…"

"Mitchell, Lissa (November 2015). "Recovering Pieces: Finding an early history of women and photography in New Zealand…"

"More and more, we are being required to know what are the implications of living in a society that is increasingly di…"

"[A] painting presents its own battle, its own requirements. And a print is never a reproduction of a painting. It mak…"

"When you're painting, nobody else knows what you're doing and you're the only one who understands it. You've got to h…"

"I couldn't imagine painting anyone I didn't like. When people do appear in my paintings, they're always people for wh…"

"Being an artist is submitting to the learning that comes from being a mother. It's all the better for the work in the…"

"A consistent thread in my work is that it’s made in response to place, and what’s happening around me – physical and …"

"When you're painting you feel quite attune with everything... it's a great pleasure, quite addictive."