Shannon Te Ao (born in Sydney in 1978) is a New Zealand artist and writer. [1] He won the 2016 Walters Prize.
Shannon Te Ao (born in Sydney in 1978) is a New Zealand artist and writer. [1] He won the 2016 Walters Prize.
Te Ao completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching at the University of Auckland. [2] He has a master's degree from Massey University. [3]
Te Ao was the sole New Zealand artist selected for the 19th Biennale of Sydney in 2014. [4] His video work two shoots that stretch far out (2013-2014) was shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the Biennale. [5] 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. [4]
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. [6] 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. [7] He was announced as the winner on 30 September 2016; the award was judged by Doryun Chong. [8]
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An artist book, I can press my face up against the glass, was published by The Physics Room in 2014. [20] It features essays by Tina Barton, Caterina Riva and Anna-Marie White. [21]
A chapter on Te Ao's work is included in New Zealand writer Anthony Byrt's 2016 book This Model World: Travels to the Edge of Contemporary Art. A still from his 2014 work two shoots that stretch far out was used for the cover of the book. [22] ISBN 978-1-86940-858-9
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