Dagmar Dyck

Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck (born 1972) is a New Zealand artist of Tongan and German descent.^[1] Dyck's prints and paintings are often inspired by her cultural heritage and explore textile practices of Tonga.^[2] Dyck completed a Bachelor for Fine Arts through Elam School of Fine Arts in 1994 and a Post-Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts in 1995. She was the first women of Tongan descent to do so.^[3] In 2014 Dyck received the Contemporary Artist Award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.^[4]

Selected exhibitions

• 2014 Tonga 'i Onopooni: Tonga Contemporary, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Wellington ^[5]
• 2013. Pacific Voices II, Orexart Auckland.^[6]
• 2013. To Be Pacific, Tairawhiti Museum + Art Gallery Gisborne.^[7]
• 2013 Pacifica: Patterns of Exchange. Flagstaff Gallery Auckland with Sheyne Tuffery^[8]
• 2013 Made in Oceania, Tapa Art + Landscapes, Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Cologne^[9]
• 2013 Between the Lines, Solander Gallery Wellington,^[10]
• 2012. Made in New Zealand: An exhibition of Fine Art from New Zealand. Agora Gallery, New York, USA.^[11]

References

1. "Dagmar Dyck". Find New Zealand Artists. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
2. "Dagmar Dyck". Tautai, Guiding Pacific Arts. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. "Tattoo artist takes Pasifika Art Award". Radio New Zealand National. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
4. Chung, Jasmyne. "Celebrating innovation and diversity with Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2014". Creative New Zealand. Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
5. "Exhibition History". Pataka. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
6. "Exhibitions". Orex Gallery. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
7. "Exhibitions". Tairawhiti Museum. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
8. "Exhibitions". Flagstaff Gallery. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
9. "Archive". Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
10. "Exhibitions". Solander Gallery. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
11. "To Be Pacific - opens". Tairawhiti Museum. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

External links

• Interview with Dyck