sis Pacific Art 1980-2023

Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Maui (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007 / Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium / 200 x 120cm / Purchased 2008 with funds from the Estate of Vincent Stack through the QAG Foundation/ Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana

Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Maui (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007 / Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium / 200 x 120cm / Purchased 2008 with funds from the Estate of Vincent Stack through the QAG Foundation/ Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana / View full image

When

26 Aug 2023 – 25 Aug 2024

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Galleries 3.3 & 3.4 (Marica Sourris and James C. Sourris AM Galleries)

Admission

Free

About

Sis, susa, tuofefine, tuahine, tuafafine, sister eo an, tita, kauaemua, sista – there are many different words for ‘sister’ in the Pacific region. The exhibition ‘sis’ investigates three decades of art-making from a sisterhood of artists from across Oceania. Important figures, often largely unknown outside their homelands are highlighted, alongside established artists, to create an expanded vision of the art of Oceania since the early 1990s. The exhibition includes textiles, ceramics, photography, moving image, sculpture, installation and performance.

Rotation 1: 26 Aug 2023 - 25 Feb 2024

Rotation 2: 30 Mar 2024 - 25 Aug 2024

  • Angela Tiatia, New Zealand b.1973 / Walking the wall (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) 2014 / Single-channel HD video: 13 minutes, looped, colour, sound / Purchased 2015. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Angela Tiatia

    Angela Tiatia, New Zealand b.1973 / Walking the wall (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) 2014 / Single-channel HD video: 13 minutes, looped, colour, sound / Purchased 2015. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Angela Tiatia / View full image

  • Edith Amituanai, New Zealand b.1980 / The Quarry (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2020 / Archival pigment print on giclée paper / 100 x 120cm / Purchased 2021 with funds from the Bequest of Jennifer Taylor through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Edith Amituanai

    Edith Amituanai, New Zealand b.1980 / The Quarry (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2020 / Archival pigment print on giclée paper / 100 x 120cm / Purchased 2021 with funds from the Bequest of Jennifer Taylor through the QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Edith Amituanai / View full image

  • Gussie R Bento, Kanaka 'Ōiwi, Hawai‘i 1932-2020 / Na Kalaunu Me Na Kāhili (The crown with the kāhili) c.1980 / Commercial cotton cloth, synthetic batting, with hand appliqué and contour quilting / 252.7 x 266cm / Purchased 2010. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Estate of Gussie R Bento

    Gussie R Bento, Kanaka 'Ōiwi, Hawai‘i 1932-2020 / Na Kalaunu Me Na Kāhili (The crown with the kāhili) c.1980 / Commercial cotton cloth, synthetic batting, with hand appliqué and contour quilting / 252.7 x 266cm / Purchased 2010. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Estate of Gussie R Bento / View full image

  • Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Digital Marae 2001 / Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound / Two photographs: 200 x 100 x 0.35cm (each); two photographs: 200 x 120 x 0.35cm (each); one photograph: 140 x 120 x 0.35cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana

    Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Digital Marae 2001 / Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound / Two photographs: 200 x 100 x 0.35cm (each); two photographs: 200 x 120 x 0.35cm (each); one photograph: 140 x 120 x 0.35cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana / View full image

  • Yuki Kihara, Samoa/New Zealand b.1975 / Siva in Motion (still)2012 / Single-channel HD video: 8:14 minutes, looped, colour, silent / Purchased 2015 with funds from Tim Fairfax, AC, through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Yuki Kihara

    Yuki Kihara, Samoa/New Zealand b.1975 / Siva in Motion (still)2012 / Single-channel HD video: 8:14 minutes, looped, colour, silent / Purchased 2015 with funds from Tim Fairfax, AC, through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Yuki Kihara / View full image

  • Mary Gole, Papua New Guinea b.1951 / Water storage pot - woman's face 2013 / Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax / 36 x 34 x 34cm / Purchased 2015. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery |Gallery of Modern Art / © Mary Gole

    Mary Gole, Papua New Guinea b.1951 / Water storage pot - woman's face 2013 / Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax / 36 x 34 x 34cm / Purchased 2015. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery |Gallery of Modern Art / © Mary Gole / View full image

  • Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / A Maori dragon story (still) 1995 / DVD: 15 minutes, colour, sound, ed. 1/20 / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana

    Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / A Maori dragon story (still) 1995 / DVD: 15 minutes, colour, sound, ed. 1/20 / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana / View full image

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Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Digital Marae 2001 / Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound / Two photographs: 200 x 100 x 0.35cm (each); two photographs: 200 x 120 x 0.35cm (each); one photograph: 140 x 120 x 0.35cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana

Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Digital Marae 2001 / Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound / Two photographs: 200 x 100 x 0.35cm (each); two photographs: 200 x 120 x 0.35cm (each); one photograph: 140 x 120 x 0.35cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana / View full image

sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023

Rich in imagery of process and context, the publication 'sis: Pacific Art 1980-2023' honours and celebrates the work and stories of women artists from across the Pacific, as told through the QAGOMA Collection.

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