Bibliography
Books  
2001 "Calendar 2001," Victoria University of Wellington Press
  "Into The Pacific," 2001 Diary, Te Papa Press, Te Papa / Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
2000 "Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists" K. McGahey, Gilt Edge Publishing, New Zealand
1999 Callan, Louise and Smith, P. "Our People, Our Century," Hodder Moa Beckett
1996 Dunn, Michael. "Contemporary New Zealand Painting," Craftsmans Press
1994 Brown, Warwick. "100 New Zealand Paintings," Godwit Press
1991 Dunn, Michael. "Concise History of New Zealand Painting"
1990 Stark, Beate. "Philippa Blair," Master of Arts Graduate Thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland
Dunn, Michael and Docking, Gil. "Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting"
1986 Kirker, Anne. "New Zealand Women Artists,"
Eastmond, Elizabeth. "Women In The Arts In New Zealand,"
Bett, Elva. "New Zealand Art - A Modern Perspective"
1982 Brown, Gordon and Keith, Hamish. "An Introduction to New Zealand Painting"
   
Catalogues
2002 2002 "NY/NZ/CA" Tessa Laird, Palos Verdes Art Center, Ca
"Between Heaven and Earth" Lily Wei W.Wickiser Gallery, NYC.
2001 Hutchison, Alice. "Maximal Abstraction," Exhibition Catalogue, Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland
"Pataka: 6 Contemporary New Zealand Painters", Pataka Museum of Arts & Cultures, Porirua, NZ
"TransMotion: Drawings and Paintings, Tessa Laird, Los Angeles
"Focus on Materiality", Emma Weston, W. Henderson Gallery, NZ
2000 "Feature Artist: Philippa Blair," http://www.artmosis.com/ (November 2000)
"Pacific Playground," Photo Essay URBIS magazine, June 2000
1999 Malcolm, Jill. "In the Fast Lane," Home & Entertaining, February 1999
Symonds, Henry. "Traverse: Binding the Ties"
1998 Symonds, Henry. "Slice /Cross-section, New Paintings By Philippa Blair"
1997 Milford Galleries. "Current Abstraction," (Three Major Surveys, Modern N.Z. Art)
1996 Hutchison, Alice. "Micro-Organisms & Pacific Circuits," Exhibition Catalogue, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, March 1996.
1992 Darrow, Kate. "Philippa Blair Survey 1987 - 1992," Centre for Contemporary Art, July 1992, Hamilton
1990 Barrie, Lita. "Three From New Zealand," Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California (commissioned by RKS Art)
1988-9 Nadia Bassanese Studio d'Arte. "Art From New Zealand," October 1988 - June 1989
1985 Betts, Ann. "A Tree Has Its Heart In Its Roots," Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
1984 Haynes, Peter. "Canberra Snakes and Circles," Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
 
Magazines / Reviews
2002 "TransMotion: Drawings & Paintings by Philippa Blair", Cassandra Fusco, Craft Arts International #54
2001 Fusco, Cassandra "Art and Opera at COCA Christchurch" Asian Art News, Vol II No 2, March/April 2001
Fusco, Cassandra. Craft Arts International, #49 Quarterly, Australia
Fusco, Cassandra "Philippa Blair at DoubleVision Gallery" Asian Art News, Vol II No. 6 Nov/Dec 2001
1993 Darrow, Kate. "Paint for Your Life-A Conversation With Philippa Blair," Art New Zealand, #68
1989 Safred, Laura. "Three New Zealand Artists in Italy," Art New Zealand #51
1988-9 Santese, Enzo. Juliet Art Magazine, Italy. December 1988 - January 1989
1987 Kirker, Anne. "Metamorphosis in Philippa Blair's Recent Painting," Art New Zealand #42
1985 Spens, Michael. "New Art in New Zealand: A Regional Survey," Studio International, Volume 198, No. 100
1982 Parr, Chris. "Acts of Inclusion-The Spirit of Philippa Blair's Recent Painting," Art New Zealand #27