1960 to the painting of a mural at Napier Girls' High School which can now be seen at the front of the school hall. The mural was commissioned to commemorate the girls who died in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Exhibitions 1930: exhibition with Canterbury Society of Arts 1932: exhibition with The Group 1940: Cass and Self Portrait exhibited at the National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art 1957: Angus' first solo exhibition, at the Wellington Art Centre gallery followed by solo exhibitions in 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967 1965: Commonwealth Institute, London (Contemporary Painting in New Zealand) 1969: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, (New Zealand Modern Art) 1982–1983: Rita Angus retrospective at the National Art Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand. 2008: a major retrospective of Angus' work at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Rita Angus: Life and Vision) to celebrate the centenary of her birth, followed by a tour to main centres around New Zealand. 2022: an exhibition celebrating 40 years of Angus's work - Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa. The Museum of New Zealand | Te Papa Tongarewa. Further reading Anne Kirker, New Zealand Women Artists: A Survey of 150 Years (1986, Craftsman House) Jill Trevelyan, Rita Angus: An Artist's Life (2008, Te Papa Press) References External links Works by Angus in the collection of Auckland Art Gallery Works by Rita Angus in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Works by Angus in the collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu 1908 births 1970 deaths New Zealand people of Scottish descent Modern painters People educated at Palmerston North Girls' High School University of Canterbury alumni Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Ilam School of Fine Arts alumni People from Hastings, New Zealand People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Deaths from ovarian cancer Deaths from cancer in New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand painters 20th-century New Zealand women artists People associated with the Canterbury Society of Arts New Zealand pacifists People associated with The Group (New Zealand art)