Salome Tanuvasa is a New Zealand artist of Tongan and Samoan descent. Her work is part of the permanent collection of

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki 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 ...

. She is a multi-disciplinary artist and uses moving image, drawing, photography and sculpture. Her work explores themes related to her immediate surroundings and her family life.

Biography

Tanuvasa was born and raised in New Zealand; her parents had migrated to the country from Tonga and Samoa. She began her art studies at Manukau School of Visual Art in Auckland. After one year's study she transferred to Elam School of Fine Arts at the

University of Auckland , 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 ...

, where she completed a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...

degree in 2014. The title of her master's thesis was ''My appreciation''. In 2012 and 2013, she was awarded the NICAI Summer Scholarship and worked with Fiona Jack on the Rosebank Art Walk and with Jim Speers on a project in Shanghai. In 2014, Tanuvasa's film work ''Expensive Moments'' was exhibited at a solo show at Gaffa in Sydney. She had her first solo dealer show in 2018 with Tim Melville Gallery, titled ''In a Midnight Hour''. Tanuvasa also works as an educator at Te Tuhi Gallery in Auckland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanuvasa, Salome Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century New Zealand artists Elam Art School alumni New Zealand people of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Tongan descent