Ayesha Green

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]

Ayesha Green
Born1987 (age 35–36)
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationElam School of Fine Arts (MFA, 2013)
Awards

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. 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. Fisher, Ginny (24 February 2023). "Meet Ayesha Green, the Artist Unearthing the Language of Flowers". Viva. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. Fox, Rebecca (25 October 2018). "Spiritual journey starts at home". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. "Nana's Birthday, by Ayesha Green, wins NZ Contemporary Arts Award". Radio New Zealand. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. 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.
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