Who and what is liberal eclectic!

liberal eclectic is a website dedicated to architecture, art, interior design and café culture.  Following completion of a Masters (Hons) in Art History (by definition included some architectural history), I embarked on a career as an art consultant and writer in Auckland NZ – respectively, the dealer galleries Ferner Galleries and Sanderson Contemporary.

Due to close links and relationships with artists and the gallery  programmes, an art writing pedigree developed from the many press releases, art brochures and articles about art and artists that were required as part of the job.

As a consequence I have strong and intuitive descriptive abilities across myriad contexts, for example, formal, social, historic and psychological in both art and architecture. 

Above all I am motivated by passion for the above subject areas and because of that I want to promote them.

At the University of Auckland, I originally obtained a BA in English Literature and Art History:  the UOA was my second home for close to ten years, so of course all things Kiwi are close to my heart.  Alongside part of my Uni years I owned and operated a cafe, and worked in others.

Brisbane is my emotional go to city having spent my formative years there + being a dedicated stalker of the myriad weatherboard houses in Brisbane: I could actually drive around all day looking at them and never tire of it!

Lives in Emerald Queensland.