Born : 1962 New Zealand

 

Tertiary Qualification:

Post Grad Dip of Fine Arts (Elam School of Fine Arts Auckland University 1996)

Diptchg (Auckland College of Education 1986)

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Elam School of Fine Arts Auckland University 1985)

 

Employment:

2005 - Artist

2002 - 2004 HOD Art Dept/Arts coordinator St Paul's College Auckland NZ

.1999 – 2002 HOD Art Dept Tangaroa College South Auckland NZ.

 1990 -1998 HOD Art Dept Hauraki Plains College Thames Valley NZ.

1987 - 1989 HOD Art Dept Nga Tapuwai College South Auckland NZ.

 

Appointments:

Tautai Trust University visiting Artist: Unitec, Aut, MIT Auckland 2009.

Mentor for Pacific/Maori Visual Arts Undergraduates, Auckland University of Art and Design 2009.

MacMillan and Brown Artist residency Canterbury University NZ 2008.

James Cook High school Artist residence, Manurewa,Auckand NZ 2008.

Transleition AKO5 Tautai Trust Auckland NZ 2005.

Fresh Horizon: Tautai Trust workshop Hamilton, Christchurch & Auckland NZ 2004 and 2006. External Assessor; Creative New Zealand Pacific Island Arts funding 2002.

'Raw' project; Western Bays Community Arts Initiative, three month temporary sculpture workshop, Auckland City Arts Council 2001.

External Assessor; Masters Programme, Te Toi Hou Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University 1999 NZ.

Masters programme mentor; Whitcliffe School of Art and Design, 1999 – 2000 NZ.

Visual Arts Industry Research; Pacific Island Visual Arts focus (panelist) NZ 1997.

New Zealand Qualifications Authority; framework development (panel member for Pacific Island Arts) 1997 NZ.

PPTA Komiti Pacifica: Thames Valley Rep 1993 -94 NZ.

Founding Member of Tautai  Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust  1988 NZ.

 

Selected group shows:

'Salafai' with Lalovai Peseta, Studio One Auckland 2015.

Te Wa Toiri: Fluid Horizons, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, NZ 2015-2016.

HeadLands, Sculpture on the Gulf,  Waiheke Island NZ 2015.

Back to black, Landscape of Unease in Aotearoa. Whangarei Art Museum Te Manawa Toi, NZ 2014.

Mannequin march, Lopdell House Gallery, New Lynn Auckland NZ 2013.

Home AKL, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, NZ 2012.

Vaka eiva symposium exhibition, Art Studio Rarotonga Cook Islands 2012.

Call waiting, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki NZ 2010 to 2011. '

29.9.9' Artist for Samoa Tsunami : Webbs Auction house, Auckland NZ 2009.

Samoa Contemporary: Pataka Museum Porirua Wellington, NZ, 2008.

Te Tataitanga / Bind Together: Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, Texas, USA 2008.

Le Folauga: Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahika, Auckland NZ, 2007.

Sculpture in the Park: Waitakaruru Arboretum, Waikato NZ 2007.

Current: Whitespace Gallery Auckland NZ 2007.

Measina Fa'a fafine; Artstation gallery Auckland NZ 2007.

The Inaugural Stoneleigh Auckland Botanic garden sculpture show: Auckland NZ 2007.

Pasifika Styles 2006-2008 Cambridge Museum: Cambridge, England 2006 – 2008.

Tasi ae afe/ one but a million (with Shigeyuki Kihara):Fresh Gallery Otara Auckland 2006.

New Zealand sculpture exhibition on the Gulf. Northshore Auckland 2006.

Pasifika Styles `06 Cambridge Museum auction: Object Space Gallery, Auckland NZ 2005.

The Inaugural Auckland Art Fair `05: NZ 2005.

The Spirit of Sculpture: St Mathews Cathedral Auckland NZ 2005.

Yumiblongart auction for Vanuatu Cultural Centre: Artspace Gallery Auckland NZ 2004.

Kakino to pounamu onamata – your green stone is awesome and it comes from tradition: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki NZ 2004.

NZ Garden sculpture & outdoor exhibition: North Shore Auckland NZ 2004. James (Galvan) MacNamara tribute auction: The Dowes Museum, Lower Hutt, Wellington 2004 NZ.

Le Gafa: NUS National University of Samoa, Samoa 2004.

Dressed to kill: Salamanda (with Andy Leleisiuao) Gallery Christchurch 2004 NZ.

Madallic Medallion exhibition: Medialia/Rack & Hamper Gallery New York USA 2004. Paradise Now?; Asia Society Museum New York USA 2004.

A forest of many flowers: VSA charity exhibition Auckland NZ

2003. 20/20: COCA Gallery Christchurch NZ 2003.

Shi-ane: Whitspace Gallery (with Shigeyuki Kihara) NZ 2003.

The Other Day in Paradise: (co-curator with Andy Leleisiuao) The Den adult shop Karangehape road Auckland NZ 2003.

Niu Dialogue: Tautai Trust sculpture symposium Auckland NZ 2003.

Auckland Fashion Festival: fringe fest: 'O' Octopus adornment Auckland NZ 2002.

Pacific Notion: Sydney College of the Arts Sydney Australia 2002.

Savage Beauty: Pataka Museum of Arts Cultures Porirua NZ 2001.

Australian Contemporary Art Fair: Pacific Artspace Melbourne Australia 2000.

Island Crossing: Ipswich Visual Art Museum Queensland Australia 2000.

Romantic Notions: Pataka Museum of Arts Cultures Porirua NZ 1999.

Te Tupu (rebirth) Nga Jila Centre Cultural Tijbaou Noumea New Caledonia 1999.

Sound Culture: New Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki NZ 1999.

Navigating Pacifica Art in the Present Sculpture Symposium: Auckland University of Technology NZ 1998.

Australian contemporary Art Fair: Tautai Trust Melbourne Australia 1998.

NZ Sculpture & Outdoor Exhibition for women's refuge Auckland 1998.

Redress: (curator) Pacific Hall Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahika NZ 1997.

Open Skies /Divide Horizons: Auckland Art Gallery NZ 1997.

Pacific Dragons: Uxbridge Art Gallery Auckland 1997.

Tautai Sculpture Symposium: Maritime Museum Auckland NZ 1996.

Penina; The fourth Window; Artspace Auckland NZ 1995.

Non-Spacific: (with Lily Laita) ASA Gallery Auckland NZ 1994.

'93 Pacific Symposium: ASA Gallery Auckland NZ 1993.

Bottled Ocean: Auckland Art Gallery, Wellington City Gallery Touring NZ 1992.

Fishes without a church (with John Pule) Blue Angel Gallery Auckland NZ 1992.

Te Moe Moe No Iotefa: Sargent Gallery Wanganui, Auckland Art Gallery and Wellington City Gallery 1990 NZ.

Three Polynesian Artists: (with Fatu Feu`u and Michel Tuffery) McDougall Art Annex, Christchurch NZ 1990.

New Pacific Art: Proba Gallery Auckland NZ 1989.

The Emergence of Order: Hastings City Gallery 1987.

Elam Painters: BNZ Bank Building Auckland University NZ 1984.

 

Selected Solo shows:

I will sea you in Hawaiki, Mangere Art Centre, Auckland, NZ 2012.

Poly wants a Cracker, City Gallery Wellington, Wellington NZ 2012.

Creatures that roam the heart, NBK Gallery, Mt Eden Auckland NZ 2010.

John Ioane, Journeyman Artist and the Pacific Paradox -A selective Survey. Te Wharetaonga o Whangarei, Whangarei Art Museum NZ 2009.

9 heavens, Whitespace Gallery, Auckland NZ 2008.

5000 Year Old Whisper: Whitespace Gallery Auckland NZ 2006.

Falesa: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki NZ 1999.

One and the Same: Oedipus Rex Gallery Auckland NZ 1998.

Va: Oedipus Rex Gallery Auckland NZ 1996.

Penina / on the occasion of 'The fourth window' audio-visual installation Artspace Gallery Auckland 1995.

Ioane Ioane: (painting on tapa) Tautai Gallery: Maota Samoa Auckland NZ 1988.

John Ioane: (painting on tapa) Stack Gallery Mt Eden Auckland NZ 1985.

 

Performance Art:

The return of Manuruhi, Waiheke Island NZ 2015.

I will sea you in Hawaiki, Mangere Art Centre, Auckland NZ 2012.

Vaka eiva, Art Studio, Rarotonga, Cook islands 2012.

3000 yrs old : Te Wharetaonga o Whangarei, Whangarei Art Museum NZ 2009

lil Mama's fashion show at Splore '08;Tapapakanga park Hunua ranges NZ 2008.

'Parekura' by Trudi Paraha, Mau Dance Theatre Auckland NZ 2007.

Turbulance: by Lemi Ponifsio, Mau Dance Theatre Auckalnd NZ 2006.

Outer space Marae: (with Tracey Lloydd for George Nuku Cambridge unveiling) Samoa House Krd Auckland NZ 2006.

AKO5 Transleition (with Shikeyuki Kihara) Auckland NZ 2005.

Pacifika Fashion: (curator Steven Ball) Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahuia NZ 2005.

Moanamalosi: (with Michel Tuffery & George Nuku) Asia Society Museum New York USA 2004.

Adversity: (with Linda E and Ramon) Whitespace Gallery Auckland NZ 2003.

Respect: (with Niki Hastings McFall, Andy leleisiuao, Lily Laita and Filipe Tohi) Sydney College of the Arts Sydney University Australia 2002.

Keoni: (with x wife Anastazia Cowell) ASA Gallery Auckland NZ 2001.

I am John: (woman performer as me) Lane Gallery Auckland NZ 2000.

Rebirth: (with Fatu Feu`u, Niki Hastings Mcfall, and Jason Hall) Tijibou Cultural Centre New Caledonia 1999. Freedom: Pasifika week, (with Russell Sua, Vesi Talamaivao and Sam Ioane) Lane Gallery Auckland NZ 1998. Angel; the minutes: (with Henry Taripo and David Ioane) Artspace Auckland NZ 1997.

Alive: (with Sam Ioane, Russell Sua and Vesi Talamaivao) Oedipus Rex Gallery Auckland NZ 1996.

Born: (with Filipe Tohi and Lonnie Hutchinson) Maritime Museum Auckland NZ 1996.

Penina: (with Sefa Enari, Sam Ioane, Russell Sua, and Vesi Talamaivao) 'Fourth Window' Artspace Auckland NZ

1995.

 

Public commissions:

Reitu and Reipae: Whangarei District Council, Quayside Town Basin, Whangarei NZ 2011.

Vaka Kavela: Talbot Park public sculpture, Glen Innes Auckland NZ 2007.

Kaha Malosi: Manukau City Council public sculpture, Auckland NZ 2005.

Selu: Heru –Comb (collaboration with Lonnie Hutchinson) Grey Lynn public sculpture, Auckland City Council, Auckland NZ 2005.

Waitakere Community Law logo: Henderson Auckland NZ 2005.

Water Care Millennium Mural: cnr Ponsonby Rd and Kauragahape Rd, Auckland NZ 1999.

Collections:

National University of Samoa, Samoa

Cambridge Museum: Cambridge , England

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Auckland NZ

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa NZ

Auckland University Library NZ

Teachers Training College Auckland NZ.

James Wallace Trust NZ Auckland College of Education NZ

Tijibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea New Caledonia

Pataka Museum Porirua NZ

Buck Nin School of Fine Arts, Te Wanaga O Aotearoa Auckland NZ

 

Curatorial Projects:

The Other Day in Paradise; reclaiming PI sensuality/sexuality (co-curator with Andy leleisiuao) PI contemporary artist in response to Eurocentric exotic gaze. Artist included Shigeyuki Kihara, Andy Leleisiuao, Nicholas Nietzler, John Ioane, Filipe Tohi and Makerita Urale. The Den adult shop Kaurangahape Rd Auckland NZ 2003.

Redress: PI contemporary artist responding to Pacific Taonga: artist included Jim Vivearere, Fatu Feu`u, Ian George, John Ioane, Lily Laita and Francis Palu. Sefa Enari (opening performance) Pacific Hall, Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahika 1997.

 

Theatre set design:

Elephant in the garden of gethsemane, Phonenix NZ  performing arts, Director Jay Junior Williams, Q theatre & Corbans Art Centre Auckland NZ 2013.

Aute ma Fagaloa: Writer Paul Sooula, Maidment Theatre, Auckland University NZ 2008.

Running with the Bulls; Writer, Arnette Arapai , Maidment studio, Auckland University NZ 2008.

Bay of Plenty Secondary School Polynesian festival: Rotorua NZ 2007.

Pasifika festival '07 Polynesian village 'gateway': Western Springs Auckland NZ 2007.

Miss South Pacific: Writer, Arnette Arapai / Director Pop Lilo , Maidment studio, Auckland University NZ 2006.

Bay of Plenty Secondary School speech competition: Rotorua NZ 2006.

Bay of Plenty Secondary School Polynesian Dance competition: Rotorua NZ 2006.

 

Speaking Engagements:

TV1 news feature KKK manequinn, 'Manequinn march show'  Auckland NZ 2013.

Tautai contemporary  arts Trust artist  talk, Elam school of fine arts Auck University, MIT, AUT NZ 2010.

AUT Pacific students :artist talk 2009.

Platform 08, Canterbury University Christchurch/Christchurch City Gallery NZ 2008.

Art History-Pacific Art Yr 3, Auckland University 2007.

Pacific Art year 2, Unitec Auckland 2007.

National radio station Pasifika awards recipients NZ 2006.

 Whitecliffe School of Art and Design : Marsters students, NZ 2006.

Bay of Plenty secondary school Pacifika speech competition: Rotorua NZ 2006.

Creative careers day: multimedia artist, Corbans Arts Estate Auckland NZ 2006.

Pacific Beat Street series: feature on John Ioane TV3 2006. 

Sculpture Symposium: Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahika NZ 2005.

Creative New Zealand board meeting : guest speaker, Wellington NZ 2005.

Best training business graduates awards ceremony NZ 2005.

Sculpture Symposium: Auckland Museum Te Papa Whakahika NZ 2005.

Hungry Creek Art and Design School North Auckland NZ 2004.

Kelston boys High School, NCEA level 1 Auckland NZ 2004.

National University of Samoa: Samoa 2004.

Corbans Estate Art Centre, Creative careers day: film maker, Henderson Auckland NZ 2004.

Polywood Film Festival: Corbans Art estate Auckland NZ 2004.

National radio station 'New York Story' Auckland NZ 2004.

 

PAA conference artist forum: Christchurch NZ 2003. 

TV3 Nightline News: feature on 'The Other

Day in Paradise' exhibition Auckland 2003. 

Artist forum: College of the Arts, Sydney University 2002.

Positioning Pacific Voices as: cultural worker, anthropologist, Artist? AUT-Auckland Art Gallery NZ 1998.

Art and Planetary Survival: Auckland University (an international honours programme on cultural anthropology, sustainability and environment) 1998.

Pacific Studies year two: University of Auckland NZ 1996.

Contextual studies year two, AUT Auckland 1996.

Painting tutor, Uxbridge Creative Leisure Centre Auckland NZ 1996.

Art Educator's Conference (workshop) Auckland College of education 1992 NZ.

 

Production designer/Art dirstor on Film:

Suni man, NZ  short film, Director Hamish Mortland, Auckland NZ 2012..

Tatau,  short film, (Tattoo designer & prop maker) Director Chantelle Borgonye Auckland NZ  2012.

Milk and Honey, short film, Director Marina McCartney , Auckland NZ 2011.

'Granda', Short NZ film (Art director), Director/producer Marina McCartney 2010.

The Pe'a, short NZ film (Art director), Director/producer Popo Lilo 2008.

The Other Day in Paradise: (co-curator/producer) short NZ documentary- Director Makerita Urale, 2004. 

 

Acting 

The man who lost his head: (featured extra) South Pacific Pictures NZ 2007.

How to catch the skyfish: (featured role) Japan DVD series 2006.

Gravity: short NZ dance film (actor); Director Sefa Enari, DOP Popo Lilo 2004.

 

DVD

 

John Ioane, The learning connection, Wellington NZ 2010.

Niu Dialogue: Tautai Contemporary Arts Trust 2003.

Art Pacifika: Tautai Contemporary Arts Trust 2001.

Voyages `93: Tautai Contemporary Arts Trust 1993.

 

Selected Bibliography:

Frank 151 magazine, Frank media group, New York USA 2008.

ArtAsia Pacific magazine 2004

Spasifik magazine issues 3, 4 & 5 2003 – 6

Paradise Now? Catalogue Melissa Chiu NY USA 2004

Object magazine: Model Shegiyuki Kihara wearing Octopus adornment 2004

The Other Day in Paradise: catalogue John Ioane and Andy Leleisiuao

2003

Pulp magazine: winter issue p.3 2003

Time Magazine: Pacific winter issue 2002

Sean Mallon & Pandora Fulimalo Pereira, Pacific Art Niusila.

The Pacific dimension of contemporary New Zealand Arts, Wellington 2002.

Pulp magazine: summer issue. (Octopus adornment) Fashion fringe Festival Auckland 2002

Art AsiaPacific magazine: 2001

Fashion Quarterly NZ: winter issue 1999.

John Ioane, Falesa, Ron Brownson, curator, Auckland 1999.

Sean Mallon & Pandora Fulimalo Pereira, Speaking in Color: conversations with Artists of pacific Island heritage.

1997 Object magazine: Maude Page, 'Malosi' April 1997

Art AsiaPacific 1997

Pacific New Zealand, Graeme Lay

1996 Nicholas Thomas, Pacific Dualities.

'Bottled Ocean' in Wellington and Auckland,

Art New Zealand, 74 1995

Rangi Panoho, Te moemoe No Iotefa, Wangaui, 1990.

John (Ioane Ioane) Art New Zealand, 48, 1987, p87.

Art Zealand, 64, 1992, pp.85-89

Art Zealand, 78, 1995, pp 68-71

Art Zealand, 80, 1996, p.11.

 

Sound/Music:

Penina: the fourth window CDROM compilation, Artspace Gallery, Auckland 1995.

 

Awards:

Creative New Zealand Pacific Innovation and Excellence Art Award 2005.

Finalist Saatchi and Saatchi Art Awards 1996. fessional 

 

Sports

 

West Auckland Secondary schools rugby representative 1981

Under 19 and 20 Suburbs rugby club, Auckland 1981 & 82.

Auckland under 20 rugby representative 1982

Auckland University Taekwon-do club 1982

Auckland University rowing club 1983

Auckland University Judo club 1982 - 84.

Ponsonby rugby club Seniors & reserves, Auckland 1988 & 93.

Ngatea rugby club Seniors, Thames Valley 1990-91

Thames Valley senior representative 1990-91

Hauraki North rugby club seniors Thames Valley 1994.