- Published: 17 August 2021
- ISBN: 9780143774853
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $35.00
Things I Learned at Art School











- Published: 17 August 2021
- ISBN: 9780143774853
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $35.00
Megan Dunn's new book, Things I Learned in Art School, is a memoir-in-essays about art, sex, family and fantasy. It is, quite simply, a work of brilliance. It is an intelligent, sharp, and incisive body of work.
Lana Lopesi, Metro Magazine
A deeply personal but continuously funny memoir.
Bill Hickman, Sunday Star Times
Things I Learned at Art School is a page-turning riposte to the idea that art school is the only place that nurtures creativity. As Megan Dunn makes clear in her wise, witty and wonderful memoir, the seeds of a creative life will bloom in the most unexpected of places.
Jennifer Higgie, author and art writer
Part coming-of-age memoir and pop-culture homage, the creative non-fiction of Megan Dunn takes the reader on a digressive, funny and unflinching journey through late-20th-century New Zealand.
Paula Morris, New Zealand Listener
If you're in need of an uplifting/slightly sardonic read, Megan Dunn's latest book is on our radar, full of the author's hilariously personal perspectives on growing up in Aotearoa during the 70s, 80s and 90s.
The New Zealand Herald
It's a very good read.
Linda Thompson, Bay of Plenty Times
I recently read and loved Megan Dunn's Things I Learned in Art School and I'm hoping she is working on a part two.
Eleanor Black, Canvas