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New Zealand will have an official presence from June to November 2009 at the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest and most prestigious international forum for contemporary visual art.

The 2009 event will mark the fourth time that Creative New Zealand has hosted a New Zealand presence at the Venice Biennale.

New Zealand artists Judy Millar and Francis Upritchard have been selected to represent New Zealand at the next Venice Biennale. Judy Millar will be working with curator Leonhard Emmerling, director of the St Paul Street Gallery in Auckland. Francis Upritchard will be working with curators Heather Galbraith, curator at Wellington City Gallery and Francesco Manacorda, curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.

Jenny Harper will be the New Zealand Commissioner for the Venice Biennale in 2009. Her role is to be an ambassador for the exhibitions. Heads of Patrons for the New Zealand presence at the Venice Biennale in 2009 are Jenny Gibbs and Dayle Mace.

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