Dick Frizzell MNZM is one of New Zealand's best known and most versatile painters. He studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury and then had a long career in advertising. Alongside his career as a painter, Frizzell is also a highly sought-after designer of a range of products from toys to wine. He is the author of Dick Frizzell: The Painter (Random House NZ, 2009), It's All About the Image (Random House NZ, 2011) and Me, According to the History of Art (Massey University Press, 2020). Dick exhibits regularly and often works in collaborations with writers and other artists. He lives in Auckland with his wife, Jude.