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Shane Cotton
ONZM
Cotton in 2019
Born
Shane William Cotton

(1965-10-03) 3 October 1965 (age 58)
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Alma materIlam School of Fine Arts
OccupationArtist

Shane William Cotton ONZM (born 3 October 1964) is a New Zealand painter whose work explores biculturalism, colonialism, cultural identity, Māori spirituality, and life and death.

Life

Cotton was born in Upper Hutt with Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Hine and Te Uri Taniwha iwi affiliations[1] (his father a member of the Ngāpuhi iwi and his mother European). Cotton studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts in Christchurch, graduating in 1988 and then went on to gain a Diploma of Education from Christchurch College of Education. After finishing his studies he lectured at Massey University, Palmerston North, in the Māori visual arts programme until 2005 when he left to concentrate on his art practice full-time. He lives and works in Palmerston North.[2][3][4][1]

Cotton was the recipient of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship in 1998.[1] In 2008, he received a Laureate Award from the New Zealand Arts Foundation.[1] He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the visual arts, in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours. His work is highly sought after. He has received the Seppelt Contemporary Art Award from Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, and has been exhibited at many leading galleries in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Spain and Prague. He was the New Zealand representative in the 2005 Prague Biennale and his work was included in the 17th Biennale of Sydney 2010. In 2015 Cotton was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to make a print to commemorate the ANZAC Centenary. His work has been translated into a stained glass installation in St Joseph's Church, Mt Victoria, Wellington.[3][5][6][7]

Shane Cotton, Needlework. [1]

Cotton's work includes Māori iconography and culture, such as shrunken heads, mokomokai, and native birds such as tūī, and European symbols and items. His paintings have explored questions of colonialism, cultural identity, Māori spirituality, and life and death.[4] Describing his practice, Cotton says, "Biculturalism, how our histories have been interwoven over time, things that have come out of that connection – culture, politics, societal living – have been the driving factors in my work."[8]

Awards

Selected solo exhibitions

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Borell N. Jackson M. Taiaroa T. & Auckland Art Gallery (2022). Toi tū toi ora : contemporary Māori art. Penguin Random House New Zealand in association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-14-377673-4.
  2. ^ "Nadene Milne Gallery - Art, Artists, Exhibitions, Christchurch, Arrowtown, New Zealand". Nadene Milne Gallery. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Artist Profile: Shane Cotton". Sherman Galleries. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Shane Cotton". Hamish McKay Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Shane Cotton". Creative Giants of Palmerston North. Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "St Joseph's Church". Studio Pacific Architecture. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ Hanfling, Edward (Winter 2015). "Painting the multiverse: Shane Cotton discusses the creation of pictorial words". Art New Zealand (154): 42–49 & 104.
  8. ^ Blundell, Kay (9 June 2012). "Artist 'humbled' to receive award". Stuff. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Shane Cotton | Arts Foundation Laureate".
  11. ^ "Helgoland". Brooke Gifford Gallery. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

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