Niu Pasifik - Urban art from the Pacific Rim

Niu Pasifik - Urban art from the Pacific Rim
April 6 – June 13, 2010
The C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California at Davis

Niu Pasifik is an exhibition of contemporary art from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim from the personal collection of curator and educator Giles Peterson, including artwork from Aotearoa, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. The exhibition features multi – media work including graph art, painting, drawing, animation, hip-hop music video, sculpture, photography, tattoo, installation, embroidery / textile and street fashion.

This show celebrates over fifteen years of independent curating by Giles Peterson that has included landmark exhibitions of national and international significance including Out Of the Blue, Island Crossings, Ring of Fire, Heart of the Niu, and Urban Pacific.

Artists include:

Tracey Moffatt
Robyn Kahukiwa
Emily Karaka
Taryn Beri
Kiwi Biddle
Quinton Carrington
Joanne Currie Nalingu
Matt Dowman
Jenny Fraser
Ian George
Lonnie Hutchinson   John Ioane
Anita Jacobsen
Juse One
Leilani Kake
Richard Kereopa
Marlaina Key
Shigeyuki Kihara  Taylor Kingi
Lily Laita
Andy Leleisi'uao
Janet Lilo   Niki Hastings McFall  Lina Marsh
Diane Prince
Marlon Rivers
Lusia Samuelu
Siliga Setoga
David Suine
Taniela Taniela
Tracey Tawhiao
Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi 
 
For more information, please contact Veronica Passalacqua, Curator at (530) 752-6567 or via email at VPassalacqua@ucdavis.edu.

The C.N. Gorman Museum is located at 1316 Hart Hall on the main UC Davis campus.
Museum hours:  Monday-Friday from 12-5 PM Sunday from 2-5 PM  
All events and exhibitions are FREE  (530) 752-6567; email: CNGorman@ucdavis.edu