Angela Tiatia

Angela Tiatia is a New Zealand-Australian artist of Samoan heritage; she works with paint, sculpture, video installation, and performance art.[1] In 2018 she was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.

Tiatia was born in Auckland, New Zealand of Samoan and Australian heritage. Her mother had emigrated to New Zealand from Samoa in the 1960s.[2] Tiatia studied commerce at the University of Auckland, graduating in 2002, and visual arts at Auckland University of Technology, graduating in 2010.[1]

Tiatia's works are held in the collections of Queensland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria.[1] In 2011 she was a finalist in the Bold Horizons National Art Award, and she has been a finalist for the John Fries Award twice (in 2016 and 2017).[3][4] In 2017 she was a finalist for the Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation and in 2018 she was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anonymous (2016-06-14). "Angela Tiatia". Vivid Sydney. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. ↑ "the art of otherness: inside angela tiatia's war on labels". I-d. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  3. ↑ "2016 Finalist Gallery | John Fries Award". www.johnfriesaward.com. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. ↑ "2017 Finalist Gallery | John Fries Award". www.johnfriesaward.com. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. ↑ "ANGELA TIATIA - TAUTAI - GUIDING PACIFIC ARTS". TAUTAI - GUIDING PACIFIC ARTS. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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