Biography: Thompson, Pauline Adele

Polka dot painting

An abstract painting with waves of pink, black with red polka dots, yellow, and a green wavy shape enclosing orange polka dots.

Pauline Thompson’s ‘Polka dot painting’ (1966) dates from her period of experimentation with pop art in the mid-1960s.

Using this item

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Reference: 256-1969

by Pauline Thompson

Permission of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Emma-Jean Kelly. 'Thompson, Pauline Adele', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/47792/polka-dot-painting (accessed 4 June 2026).