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Anna leads the editorial direction of Ocula Magazine and Ocula Advisory and oversees Ocula's newsletters, social media platforms, and content partnerships with international galleries, art fairs, and institutions. Anna has contributed numerous articles for Ocula Magazine, interviewing artists, curators, and collectors worldwide, including Do Ho Suh, Yinka Shonibare, Jannis Kounellis, and Trevor Yeung.

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In 2016, Anna co-edited Ocula Conversations, a book of 15 interviews with leading art-world voices. Before joining Ocula in 2011, Anna managed a gallery in Hong Kong and completed her Master of Letters (MLitt) in History of Art and Art-World Practice with Distinction through Christie's Education in London. Before this, Anna worked as a lawyer for eight years, practising in Tāmaki Makaurau/****Auckland and London.

Sung Neung Kyung on Reading Newspapers and Botched Art Conversation Sung Neung Kyung on Reading Newspapers and Botched Art By Anna Dickie, Seoul, 6 October 2023 A pioneer of the South Korean avant-garde, Sung Neung Kyung is receiving global art world attention for his radical practice, having spent decades creating what he refers to as 'botched art'. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Jude Rae on Thinking through Visual Experience Conversation Jude Rae on Thinking through Visual Experience By Anna Dickie, Auckland, 2 October 2023 In 2013, the well-known Australian painter Jude Rae made a series of three linked video works. She recalls that someone described them as a lesson in how to look at her paintings. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Jennifer Higgie on Crossing Thin Skin Thresholds Conversation Jennifer Higgie on Crossing Thin Skin Thresholds By Anna Dickie, Melbourne, 27 July 2023 The multi-hyphenate, who influenced Frieze's editorial direction for over 20 years, discusses the Melbourne exhibition Thin Skin and her book The Other Side, sharing stories about artists, spirits, and magic. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Katy Hessel on Great Women Artists and Rewriting His-tory Conversation Katy Hessel on Great Women Artists and Rewriting His-tory By Anna Dickie, London, 12 July 2023 British art historian Katy Hessel discusses The Story of Art Without Men, making art more accessible, and the artist she would most like to meet. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Chris Heaphy's Melting Juxtapositions Insight Chris Heaphy's Melting Juxtapositions By Anna Dickie, Auckland, 5 March 2023 For over three decades, Chris Heaphy has delved into the complexity of identity using a smorgasbord of painting styles and references. Recent work by the Aotearoa/ New Zealand artist continues this trajectory with sophisticated assurance. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Grace Wright’s Painted Cacophonies Entice and Repel in Equal Measure Insight Grace Wright’s Painted Cacophonies Entice and Repel in Equal Measure By Anna Dickie, Auckland, 13 October 2021 Grace Wright's gestural paintings engage with the trajectory of Abstract Expressionism and beyond. Contemporary art copy fade Read More
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