Missionary Positions: An Illustrated Story of American Samoa
A solo exhibition by Dan Taulapapa McMullin
8 - 30 August 2008
Fresh Gallery Otara | Manukau City | Aotearoa New Zealand
Fresh Gallery Otara presents an exhibition of Pacific Art from the USA
Well-known for profiling local Manukau artists and grass-roots collaborative projects, Fresh Gallery Otara will have a special international Pacific art exhibition on show from 8 August 2008.
The exhibition, Missionary Positions: An Illustrated Story of American Samoa, is by California-based Samoan painter, writer and film-maker, Dan Taulapapa McMullin.
McMullin’s work is known for being strongly narrative and historically informed, with his paintings linking in closely to his writing and film-making practices.
The concepts in his artwork draw on Samoan cultural tradition, history and the impacts of colonisation and fa’afafine (transgender) experiences. His painting style is beautiful and whimsical, often depicting dreamscapes or moments of human thoughtfulness.
McMullin will be participating in the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pago Pago, American Samoa before coming to Auckland to hold his solo exhibition at Fresh Gallery Otara.
The exhibition will open on Thursday 7 August 2008 from 6-8pm and will run until 30 August 2008.
10th Festival of Pacific Arts - 5 days to go!
Thanks to Tautai Trust and Manukau City Council for making this trip possible, and to Creative New Zealand and Sia Figiel for housing me! Vinaka vakalevu!
Lunch at Fresh Gallery Otara
Tautai Trust / Manukau Arts Professional Development Workshop for Emerging Artists
Saturday 28 June 2008
Otara Music Arts Centre / Fresh Gallery Otara
New work by Samiu Napa’a
Private Commission, work in progress
RANEA at Fresh Gallery Otara
In celebration of Matariki, Fresh Gallery Otara presents…
RANEA
A solo exhibition by Cerisse Palalagi
OPENING: 6-8pm, Thursday 12 June
EXHIBITION DATES: 13 June - 5 July 2008
VENUE: Fresh Gallery Otara, Otara Town Centre, Manukau City, Aotearoa
South Auckland Poets Collective @ Fresh Gallery Otara
Facilitated by Grace Taylor (Youthline) and performance poet, Daren Kamali
Monz & Solomon’s feet
Mafi & Solomon
Full house!
Wellington
Samoa Contemporary - curated by Helen Kedgley, a survey of contemporary Samoan artists practising in Aotearoa New Zealand, Pataka, Porirua, Wellington.
A stuffed skink.
Traces of Fresh Gallery Otara in Wellington City…
Jenny Richardson & Oliver Low, leaving Otara
May 2008
A questionable fence in Taupo…
Outside a school in Taupo there is a fence featuring over 100 pink male figures and one brown female (?)one…
I feel like I need answers…
Photo by Oliver Low
** niu **
A new pylon being built on Hellaby Road, Otara, South Auckland
An experimental exhibition called MEAT & LOLLIES
Co-curated by Janet Lilo & Ema Tavola
31 October - 22 November 2008
Fresh Gallery Otara | Manukau City | Aotearoa New Zealand
A shop called Octopus in Otahuhu, South Auckland
