Papercuts and bloodlines

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  • Published 20151103
  • ISBN: 978-1- 922182-91-3
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

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Jacqui Stockdale

Jacqui Stockdale has had numerous exhibitions in Australia and internationally since 1990, and her work is regularly curated into institutional exhibitions, including the upcoming...

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