The Life of Eden Bleazard Eden Bleazard remains a significant figure in the early landscape of New Zealand's visual arts. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 1 March 1855, she was the daughter of Robert Bleazard, a merchant. Her life was rooted in the developing urban center of Auckland, where she would eventually establish herself as a painter. She lived through a transformative era for the colony, maintaining a presence in the local a…