Ioane Ioane (born 1962 in

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) is a New Zealand artist of

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n descent. His work is informed by his Samoan heritage and includes performance, film, painting, installation and sculpture. In conversation about his work ''Fale Sā'' with art historian Caroline Vercoe, Ioane states, ''Sacred places are not necessarily a church, but it's a place where one likes to be in, a place of affirmation.'' Curator Ron Brownson writes, ''Ioane's attitude to sculptural process is cosmological – his carvings bind present reality with a representation of the past.'' In 2005 Ioane won the

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Pacific Innovation and Excellence Art Award. His work is held in both private and public collections, including the Auckland Art Gallery; the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa;

University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses the university's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world. The museum ...

, England; the

National University of Samoa The National University of Samoa (''Lē Iunivesitē Aoao o Sāmoa'') is the only national university in Samoa. Established in 1984 by an act of parliament, it is coeducational and provides certificate, diploma, and undergraduate degree programs, as ...

; the Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Nouméa, New Caledonia; the Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland; and the University of Auckland Art Collection.

Education

In 1985 Ioane received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the

Elam School of Fine Arts The Elam School of Fine Arts, founded by John Edward Elam, is part of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. Students study degrees in fine art with an emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. The schoo ...

Auckland University , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

. In 1986 he earned a diploma in teaching from the Auckland College of Education. In 1996 he received a post graduate diploma in fine arts from Elam.

Selected exhibitions

*2015 ''Te Wā Tōiri: Fluid Horizon'' Auckland Art Gallery *2013 ''Mannequin'', Lopdell House Gallery *2012 ''Home AKL'', Auckland Art Gallery *2012 ''I will sea you in Hawaiki'' Mangere Arts Centre, Nga Tohu O Uenuku *2012 ''Poly Wants a Cracker'',

City Gallery Wellington City Gallery Te Whare Toi is a public art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand. History City Gallery Te Whare Toi began its life as the Wellington City Art Gallery on 23 September 1980 in a former office block located at 65 Victoria Street, now ...

. *2008 ''Samoan Contemporary'',

Pataka Art + Museum Pātaka Art + Museum is a municipal museum and art gallery of Porirua City, New Zealand. Te Marae o Te Umu Kai o Hau is the name of the building where Pātaka Museum + Art is located and opened in 1998. It also houses the Porirua City Library, Caf ...

, Porirua. * 2008 ''Te Tataitanga / Bind Together'', Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, Texas, USA *2007 ''Le Folauga''

Auckland War Memorial Museum The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckl ...

*2006 ''Pasifika Styles'',

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses the university's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world. The museum ...

*2004 ''Paradise Now? Contemporary Art from the Pacific'', Asia Society Museum, New York *2002 ''Pacific Notion'', Whitespace Gallery Auckland *1999 ''Fale Sā'' Auckland Art Gallery. *1992 ''

Bottled Ocean Bottled Ocean was an exhibition of work by New Zealand artists of Pacific Island descent that was shown at a number of metropolitan art galleries in New Zealand in 1994–1995. It featured the work artists who have become notable figures in New Zeal ...

'', Auckland Art Gallery * 1990 ''

Te Moemoea no Iotefa Te Moemoea no Iotefa was the first exhibition held in a civic art gallery in New Zealand focused on contemporary Pacific art. Exhibition The exhibition was curated by art historian Rangihiroa Panoho for the Sarjeant Art Gallery in Whanganui in 1990 ...

'',

Sarjeant Art Gallery The Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui at Pukenamu, Queen's Park Whanganui is currently closed for redevelopment. The temporary premises at Sarjeant on the Quay, 38 Taupo Quay currently house the Sarjeant Collection, and all exhibitions a ...

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. *1990 ''3 Polynesian Artists'', McDougall Art Annex

References

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