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

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1894, with Nerli and L. W. Wilson, he opened a private art school, Otago Art Academy. 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.