Interdisciplinary art, queer activism and filmmaking
Co-founder of artist collective FAFSWAG
Tanu GagoMNZM is a Samoan interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and curator based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is also co-founder of arts collective FAFSWAG.[1] He is best known for his work that explores intersections of Pacific queer and gender identities, as well as themes of cultural heritage and colonization. Gago's work has been shown in various exhibitions and festivals both nationally and internationally, including the Auckland Arts Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, and the Venice Biennale. Throughout his career, Gago has received numerous awards and grants, including the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Award in 2017 and the Arts Foundation Laureate Award in 2020. He received a New Zealand Queens Birthday honour in 2019 for services to art and the LGBTIQ+ community.
^"Tanu Gago appointed UC Pacific Studies Artist in Residence 2018". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
TanuGago MNZM is a Samoan interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and curator based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is also co-founder of arts collective FAFSWAG...
Solomona Tyrell and TanuGago formed the FAFSWAG arts collective in 2013. The collective grew from a photography project of Gago's that was a part of university...
the Auckland Pride Festival (2023). She was selected by FAFSWAG founder TanuGago alongside Coven-Aucoin to submit digital performance works that were projected...
Pictures film Pete's Dragon, working under Barrie M. Osborne. He produced TanuGago's interactive documentary FAFSWAGvogue.com with RESN.co.nz and Justin Pemberton's...
Five Years On - Te Uru". www.teuru.org.nz. Retrieved 16 February 2022. "TanuGago". McCahon House. Retrieved 12 June 2023. "McCahon House Artists In Residence...
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formed of nine Pacific and Māori artists: Jermaine Dean, Falencie Filipo, TanuGago, Tapuaki Helu, Elyssia Wilson Heti, Nahora Ioane, Moe Laga-Toleafoa, Tim...
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