Julia Aranui-Faed. Photos: Supplied : The Art of Psychiatry

Julia was in her fifth year of medical school when this photo was taken (from left) of her with her aunty Nanci Harrison, her grandmother Olive Norman and her mother Anne Baird. : The Art of Psychiatry

In May, 1988, Julia visited the newly opened Darling Harbour precinct in Sydney, Australia, just before her health broke down. : The Art of Psychiatry

Julia Aranui-Faed (nee Baird) grew up in Canterbury and the Wellington region. : The Art of Psychiatry

Julia was made a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College Of Psychiatrists at a conference In Perth in 1982. During this trip she visited Graylands Psychiatric Hospital and saw how the arts were used there. : The Art of Psychiatry

Moa stilt-walkers parade with the taniwha to lay to rest "the mythical beast of mental illness'' at Cherry Farm Hospital on November 5, 1987. : The Art of Psychiatry