Madeleine O'Dea - The Eyes of the Artist

Madeleine O'Dea has been a journalist, foreign correspondent and author for 30 years. She's written extensively on international arts and culture, as well as on Chinese politics, society, and culture, for a range publications including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, the Guardian, and the Toronto Globe and Mail. Her book The Phoenix Years: Art, Resistance and The Making of Modern China charts the country's ascent from economic ruin to global giant through its art. O'Dea will be speaking at this year's Auckland Writers Festival.