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Tanu Gago
Tanu Gago New Zealand Order of Merit | |
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.jpg) Tanu Gago at his investiture (2019) | |
| Born | 1983 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Known for | Interdisciplinary art, queer activism and filmmaking Co-founder of artist collective FAFSWAG |
Tanu Gago MNZM is a Samoan interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and curator based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is also co-founder of arts collective FAFSWAG.[1] He is best known for his work that explores intersections of Pacific queer and gender identities, as well as themes of cultural heritage and colonization. Gago's work has been shown in various exhibitions and festivals both nationally and internationally, including the Auckland Arts Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, and the Venice Biennale. Throughout his career, Gago has received numerous awards and grants, including the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Award in 2017 and the Arts Foundation Laureate Award in 2020. He received a New Zealand Queens Birthday honour in 2019 for services to art and the LGBTIQ+ community.[2]
- ^ "Tanu Gago appointed UC Pacific Studies Artist in Residence 2018". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Tanu Gago | McCahon House". mccahonhouse.org.nz. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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