Justin Paton (born 1972)[1] is a New Zealand writer, art critic and curator, currently based in Sydney, Australia.

[7] Kim Knight, reviewing the show for the Sunday Star Times, noted that "among the many things Paton does brilliantly is make art accessible to everyone".

[9] Paton has also written extensively about artists, including a book about Australian sculptor Ricky Swallow in 2004,[10] and essays about New Zealand painter Kushana Bush,[11] Argentinian sculptor Adrián Villar Rojas,[12] New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout,[13] and Australian painter Ben Quilty.

[14] In 2012, Paton was the recipient of one of New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards, the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship.

[21] In 1996–1997, Paton was the guest curator of The Harmony of Opposites, a major touring exhibition of the work of New Zealand artist Don Peebles, led by the Robert McDougall Art Gallery.