Shannon Te Ao
Shannon Te Ao (born in Sydney in 1978) is a New Zealand artist and writer of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent.[1] He won the 2016 Walters Prize.
Education
Te Ao completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching at the University of Auckland.[2]
Walters Prize
Te Ao was the sole New Zealand artist selected for the 19th Biennale of Sydney in 2014.[3] His video work two shoots that stretch far out (2013-2014) was shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the Biennale.[4] In 2015 the work was shown at City Gallery Wellington alongside drawings by Susan Te Kahurangi King in the exhibition Susan Te Kahurangi King and Shannon Te Ao: From the One I Call My Own.[3]
In March 2016 Te Ao was announced as a finalist for the biennial Walters Prize (New Zealand's largest visual arts prize) for the work.[5] For his presentation in the Walters Prize exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Te Ao showed two shoots that stretch far out in one room, and in a space leading in to the screening installed Okea ururoatia (never say die) (2016), made of living plants arranged on pallets and lit by hanging lights.[6] He was announced as the winner on 30 September 2016; the award was judged by Doryun Chong.[7]
Exhibitions
- Follow the Party of the Whale, The Blue Oyster Art Project Space, (2013); Adam Art Gallery, (2014)[2][8]
- 19th Biennale of Sydney (2014)
- Towards doing more, The Physics Room (2014)[9]
- Shannon Te Ao: A torch and a light (cover), Te Tuhi (2015); Hastings City Art Gallery (2016)[10][11]
- Susan Te Kahurangi King and Shannon Te Ao: From the One I Call My Own, City Gallery Wellington (2015)
- Walters Prize Award, Auckland Art Gallery, 2016[12]
- Shannon Te Ao: Untitled (malady), Robert Heald Gallery, Wellington (2016)[13]
References
- ↑ "Three Māori artists finalists for Walters prize". Mana Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Te Ao, Shannon". Massey University. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Susan Te Kahurangi King and Shannon Te Ao: From the One I Call My Own". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Te Ao". Biennale of Sydney. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Four artists announced for the Walters Prize 2016". Auckland Art Gallery. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington-based artist Shannon Te Ao wins the Walters Prize". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington artist takes out Walters Prize". Radio New Zealand. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "New moving-image series launches with installation by Shannon Te Ao". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Te Ao: Towards Doing More". The Physics Room. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Te Ao: A torch and a light (cover)". Te Tuhi. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "A torch and a light (cover) : Shannon Te Ao". Hastings City Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Walters Prize 2016". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Te Ao: Untitled (malady), 2016". Robert Heald Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
Interviews
- Five Minutes With Shannon Te Ao, The Brag, 2014
- Shannon Te Ao interviewed by Mark Amery, Circuit, 23 July 2015
- Shannon Te Ao interviewed by Kim Hill, Saturday Morning programme, RNZ, 1 October 2016
Reviews
- Courtney Johnston, Review of Susan Te Kahurangi King and Shannon Te Ao: From the One I Call My Own, Nine to Noon programme, RNZ, 1 July 2015
- Mark Amery Review of Susan Te Kahurangi King and Shannon Te Ao: From the One I Call My Own, NZ Listener, 2 July 2015
- John Hurrell, A New Shannon Te Ao Video, EyeContact, 15 July 2015
- Jessica Hubbard Searching for a Nonverbal Connection, EyeContact, 7 October 2015
- Megan Dunn, The Abode of Indifference, Circuit, 11 October 2015
- John Hurrell, More Is Less: The Walters Prize 2016, EyeContact, 7 August 2016
Further information
I can press my face up against the glass was published by The Physics Room in 2014.[1] It features essays by Tina Barton, Caterina Riva and Anna-Marie White.[2]
- ↑ "I can press my face up against the glass". The Physics Room. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Publications review". Circuitcast. Retrieved 30 September 2016.