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Pacific art

The Gallery's collection of contemporary Pacific art is the broadest in Australia. With the establishment of the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT) in the early 1990s, the Gallery recognised the importance of actively developing the Pacific collection.

The Pacific collection, with an emphasis on New Zealand, reflects the diversity of the region's contemporary art, as well as innovation in customary practices. Primarily composed of works made after 1970, it includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, weaving, body adornment, video and film.

Artwork Teitei vou (A new garden) this artwork made of Natural dyes on barkcloth, woven pandanus, commercial wool, woven barkcloth, sari fabric mats, created in 2009-01-01

Teitei vou (A new garden) 2009
Artwork Kavaman (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Kavaman (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Butterfly (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Butterfly (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Mataso kavaman (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Mataso kavaman (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Sep sep (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Sep sep (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Paw paw/breadfruit (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Paw paw/breadfruit (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Le pigeon de Mataso (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Le pigeon de Mataso (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Paw paw/coconut (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Paw paw/coconut (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Popo (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) this artwork made of Screenprint on Magnani paper, created in 2007-01-01

Popo (from 'Bebellic' portfolio) 2007
Artwork Home Front this artwork made of Aluminium, polyurethane paint, created in 2015-01-01

Home Front 2015
Artwork The Bosom of Abraham this artwork made of Screenprinted vinyl on fluorescent light housing, created in 1999-01-01

The Bosom of Abraham 1999
Artwork The Bosom of Abraham this artwork made of Screenprinted vinyl on fluorescent light housing, created in 1999-01-01

The Bosom of Abraham 1999
Artwork Calais (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 2001-01-01

Calais (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) 2001
Artwork What's the Time Mr Woolf this artwork made of Type C photograph with fibre-tipped pen on paper, created in 2005-01-01

What's the Time Mr Woolf 2005
Artwork Boulogne (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 2001-01-01

Boulogne (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) 2001
Artwork Le Quesnoy (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 2001-01-01

Le Quesnoy (from 'The consolation of philosophy - "Piko nei te matenga"' series) 2001
Artwork Fala pati this artwork made of Mat: woven lau'akau (pandanus) and commercial wool, created in 1997-01-01

Fala pati 1997
Artwork Fala pati (Mat) this artwork made of Woven pandanus and wool, created in 1988-01-01

Fala pati (Mat) 1988
Artwork (Adam and Eve) (Fala su'i (Mat)) this artwork made of Woven laufala (pandanus) and commercial wool, created in 2005-01-01

(Adam and Eve) (Fala su'i (Mat)) 2005
Artwork Eidolon (II) #3 this artwork made of 3D resin print, created in 2017-01-01

Eidolon (II) #3 2017
Artwork DELF this artwork made of Videotape: 5:20 minutes, colour, stereo, created in 1997-01-01

DELF 1997
Artwork Piha blowhole (from 'Afio mai Aukilani' series) this artwork made of Tracing paper, mother of pearl beads and nylon thread, created in 2002-01-01

Piha blowhole (from 'Afio mai Aukilani' series) 2002
Artwork Shopping (from 'Urban lei' series) this artwork made of Plastic bags, nylon thread and glass beads, created in 2002-01-01

Shopping (from 'Urban lei' series) 2002
Artwork Too much sushi II (from 'Urban lei' series) this artwork made of Plastic soy sauce containers, sterling silver and black brass fishing swivels, created in 2002-01-01

Too much sushi II (from 'Urban lei' series) 2002
Artwork The Horn of Africa this artwork made of Wood, fibreglass, steel, brass, automotive paint, created in 2006-01-01

The Horn of Africa 2006
Artwork The World Turns this artwork made of Bronze, created in 2011-01-01

The World Turns 2011-12
Artwork Kapa Haka (Whero) this artwork made of Automotive paint on fibreglass, created in 2003-01-01

Kapa Haka (Whero) 2003
Artwork Tua Wha (no. 4 from 'Patriot: Ten guitars' series) this artwork made of Guitar (flame maple, spruce, Rewarewa, swamp Kauri, ebony and paua shell), stand and DVD: 2:35 minutes, black and white, sound, created in 1999-01-01

Tua Wha (no. 4 from 'Patriot: Ten guitars' series) 1999
Artwork Acts II this artwork made of Wood, enamel paint, created in 1994-01-01

Acts II 1994
Artwork Jimmy Rae (from 'The Beverly Hills Gun Club' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 2000-01-01

Jimmy Rae (from 'The Beverly Hills Gun Club' series) 2000