Janet Lilo (born 1982) is a visual artist from New Zealand. Lilo was born in 1982 in the

Auckland region Auckland () is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland Metropolitan Area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing ...

of New Zealand and is of Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Samoan, and

Niue Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...

descent. She received an MA in Art and Design from the Auckland University of Technology in 2007. The title of her masters thesis was ''Editing identity: Lost and found in translation''. A social commentator, Lilo's work uses digital photography, video, and multimedia installations to explore issues of popular culture. She utilises monitors and projections, displaying her work in gallery spaces, buildings, shop windows, and online. Lilo has exhibited in solo shows in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Japan. She has exhibited internationally in group shows in Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, France, Germany, and the United States of America. Lilo's video installation 'ParkLife' was part of the City Gallery Wellington's exhibition ''Telecom Prospect 2007: New Art New Zealand''. In 2009, Lilo received the JENESYS (Japan East Asia Network of Exchange of Students and Youths) residency in

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. In 2011 she received the Contemporary Pacific Art Award in the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards. In 2013, her installation ''Right of Way'' was presented at Artspace Aotearoa as part of the fifth Auckland Triennial, curated by

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. In 2016, she had a significant solo exhibition titled ''Janet Lilo: Status Update'', at

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery (commonly known as Te Uru, formerly known as Lopdell House Gallery) is a contemporary art gallery located in Titirangi, Auckland. The gallery, which serves the West Auckland region, was originally opened wit ...

in Auckland. It was a survey of the last 10 years of her work which included a collage of 10,000 photographs and a book. Lilo's public artworks include a series of large-scale 'banana lightboxes' on Auckland's Karangahape Road, which are collectively titled ''Don't Dream it's Over.'' Lilo received the 2017 annual commission from the

Auckland Festival of Photography Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

. Lilo's works are held in important public collections, including

Auckland Art Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

and Te Papa Tongarewa.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lilo, Janet 1982 births Ngāpuhi people New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Niuean descent People from the Auckland Region Auckland University of Technology alumni 21st-century New Zealand women artists Living people

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