Kisler earned her master's degree in art history and Italian at the
University of Auckland in 1994. Kisler's 2010 book
Angels & Aristocrats: Early European Art in New Zealand Public Collections brings together artworks from the collections of five New Zealand galleries: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki,
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu,
Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Whanganui's
Sarjeant Gallery. A touring exhibition with a selection of works from Kisler's book travelled to museums and galleries around New Zealand. In the
2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kisler was appointed a
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art history and curation. ==Publications==