Otago Daily Times: Arts

Murder, drunkenness, theft and bigamy are just some of the bad behaviour exhibited by characters in Jane Austen's early writing, and she behaves badly too, on occasion. Charmian Smith talks to Jocelyn Harris and Terry MacTavish about ''Women Behaving Badly'', their Austen readings.

''A Singular Occasion'', Sue Hawker (Milford Galleries Queenstown)

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''Pavement'', Ben Webb (Gallery De Novo)

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Feeling at the intersection of two races, three cultures and two genders, Shigeyuki Kihara brings an unusual perspective to her art. Charmian Smith talks to the New Zealand artist about her survey exhibition.