Brett Graham
Brett Graham | |
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.jpg) Graham in 2008 | |
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Auckland (BFA, 1988), University of Hawaii at Manoa (MFA, 1990), University of Auckland (DocFA, 2003) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Website | brettgraham |
Brett Graham (born 1967) is a New Zealand sculptor who creates large scale artworks and installations that explore histories of imperialism and global indigenous issues. Graham lives and works in Waiuku on the southern shore of Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.
Education
[edit | edit source]Graham is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (University of Auckland, 1988), a Master of Fine Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1990) and a Doctor of Fine Arts (University of Auckland, 2003).[1][2]
International exhibitions
[edit | edit source]Graham's work was included in the following international exhibitions:
- 2006 – Biennale of Sydney[3]
- 2007 – Venice Biennale[4]
- 2010 – Biennale of Sydney[5]
- 2017 – Honolulu Biennial[6]
- 2024 – Venice Biennale[7]
Major collections and commissions
[edit | edit source]- Honolulu Museum of Art[8]
- National Gallery of Australia[9]
- National Gallery of Canada
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura (Maori tribe) and Pakeha (European) descent, Graham was born in Auckland, New Zealand, where he currently resides.[10] Graham's father was sculptor Fred Graham is also a sculptor,[11] whose work Kaitiaki (2004) is visible from Brett Graham's piece Whaowhia.
Gallery
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Kaiwhakatere: The Navigator, 2000, at the Parliament precinct, Wellington -
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Snitch, 2014, Honolulu Museum of Art
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The left Whaowhia sculpture, 2007, at Auckland War Memorial Museum -
The right Whaowhia sculpture, 2007, at Auckland War Memorial Museum
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References
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