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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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