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Shannon Te Ao
- Name
- Shannon Te Ao
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāti Tūwharetoa/MāoriNgāti Wairangi/MāoriTe Pāpaka-o-Māui/Māori
- Date of Birth
- 1978
- Place of Birth
- Sydney/New South Wales/Australia
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Biography
Shannon Te Ao was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. In 2009, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), completing a Diploma in Teaching the following year.
Te Ao’s works traverse the mediums of live performance, writing, videoed performance and video. Whakataukī (proverbs), waiata (song) and poetry have become resources for Te Ao in his ongoing exploration of language, ways of knowing and the nuances of communication.
Te Ao won the Walters Prize in 2016. Since then, he has completed a Master of Fine Arts from Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University, and continues to exhibit nationally and internationally.
Te Ao’s works traverse the mediums of live performance, writing, videoed performance and video. Whakataukī (proverbs), waiata (song) and poetry have become resources for Te Ao in his ongoing exploration of language, ways of knowing and the nuances of communication.
Te Ao won the Walters Prize in 2016. Since then, he has completed a Master of Fine Arts from Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University, and continues to exhibit nationally and internationally.
Artworks by Shannon Te Ao (3)
Two shoots that stretch far out
Shannon Te Ao
2013-2014
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Untitled (McCahon House Studies)
Shannon Te Ao
2012
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With the sun aglow, I have my pensive moods
Shannon Te Ao
2017
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