Kiwi Samoan Wins Inaugural Taiwan Arts Residency
Christchurch-based artist Andy Leleisi’uao is the first New Zealander to be selected for an inaugural arts residency opportunity in Taiwan. The residency is offered to New Zealand artists by the Asia New Zealand Foundation in partnership with the Taipei Artist Village. Andy Leleisi’uao is an accomplished and critically acclaimed artist whose work blends his Samoan legacy with his New Zealand born heritage. He grew up in Mangere and has been hailed as a social commentator on issues affecting South Auckland communities. Mr Leleisi’uao began exhibiting in 1995 and after receiving a scholarship to attend AUT University, he graduated with an MA in Art and Design in 2002. He has exhibited throughout New Zealand and has been involved in solo and group exhibitions in Rarotonga, Australia, the United States, Germany and Taiwan. In Taipei, he intends to embark on a new body of work entitled Cryptid Amologies.
(”Fea’gafe Heads”, Andy Leleisi’uao, 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 760 x 1150 mm. Image courtesy of Whitespace Gallery)
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