Ayesha Green

Ayesha Green
Green in 2024
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationElam School of Fine Arts (MFA, 2013)
Awards

Ayesha Melody Green[1] (born 1987) is a painter and artist from New Zealand.[2] Her works are inspired by her Māori heritage and often use the kokowai pigment.[2][3]

Early life and education

Green was born in 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5][6] She is of Kāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungunu tribal descent.[7] She originally intended to be a filmmaker and completed a bachelor's degree in media arts at Wintec.[8] After developing an interest in painting, she completed a masters of fine arts at the Elam School of Fine Arts in 2013 followed by a graduate diploma in museums and cultural heritage.[8][7]

Career

In 2019 she won the National Contemporary Arts Award for her painting Nana's Birthday.[9][10] These awards are run by the Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.[11] The judge was Fiona Pardington and there were 52 finalists from 300 entries.[9]

Green was awarded an Arts Foundation Springboard award in 2020. As part of this award she was mentored by Suzanne Ellison the Runaka Manager for Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki.[12]

In 2020 her sculpture, Ko te Tuhono, was selected by the Dunedin City Council to feature as public art in the Octagon, the city centre.[10] It was installed in December 2021, and mayor Aaron Hawkins said its installation marked "a cultural maturing of our city".[13]

In November 2021, her diptych painting All of my Lovers are Immigrants (Smooth my Pillow) sold for NZ$48,000 at auction; she had sold it the year before for $19,000.[14]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ "Ayesha Melody Green". Waikato Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Battersby, Shandelle (2 June 2022). "Meet the maker: Visual artist Ayesha Green". Stuff. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Strands: Arapeta Ashton, Ayesha Green, Chevron Hassett, Ana Iti". Dowse Art Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Ayesha Green". Auckland Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Green, Ayesha". Find NZ Artists. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ayesha Green". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b Fisher, Ginny (24 February 2023). "Meet Ayesha Green, the Artist Unearthing the Language of Flowers". Viva. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b Fox, Rebecca (25 October 2018). "Spiritual journey starts at home". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Nana's Birthday, by Ayesha Green, wins NZ Contemporary Arts Award". Radio New Zealand. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. ^ a b Miller, Grant (10 June 2020). "Public art work to function as gateway". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. ^ "National Contemporary Art Award". Waikato Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Ayesha Green". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ Marshall, Aaron (4 December 2021). "'Otakou voices' in sculpture". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  14. ^ Corlett, Eva (28 November 2021). "New Zealand's secondary art market is booming – now artists want a share". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Ayesha Green, Elizabeth the First | 1 - 24 August 2019". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Group Exhibition, He Tohu | 18 June - 11 July 2020". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ^ Fox, Rebecca (27 August 2020). "Understanding BEAUTY". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Auckland Art Fair, The Right Place? | 24 - 28 February 2021". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Ayesha Green, Good Citizen | 13 May - 5 June 2021". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Ayesha Green, Folk Nationalism, Tauranga Art Gallery | 27 August - 12 December 2022". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Screaming Waterfall — Ayesha Green, Harry Culy, Tyne Gordon, Lily McRae, Georgia Arnold | 13 - 29 October 2022". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Ayesha Green, Still Life | 10 December 2022 - 1 May 2023". Jhana Millers Gallery. Retrieved 19 December 2022.