Kay George
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Rotorua, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand, Cook Islands
Alma materAuckland University of Technology
Known forpainting, printing, photography
Stylecolourful collage of Cook Islands imagery
SpouseIan George
ChildrenMīria George

Kay George (born 1954, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a senior New Zealand and Cook Islands artist based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. George is a major player in the development of the visual arts in the Cook Islands.[1]

George and her husband Ian George, also a notable artist himself, migrated to Rarotonga, Cook Islands from New Zealand so her husband can explore his family's heritage in the Cook Islands.[2] George and her husband ran an art gallery named The Art Studio for many years, (now Beluga Cafe), in Arorangi. The Art Studio was recognised as one of the leading galleries in the Pacific.[3]

In 2008, She graduated Masters of Art and Design from Auckland University of Technology with Cook Islands scholarship.[4] In 2018, celebrating 30 years since George's arrival to the Cook Islands, Bergman Gallery hosted her retrospective exhibition and 200 people attended the opening.[5]

Her work are exhibited internationally in Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, and Fiji. Her daughter Mīria George, is an award-winning New Zealand writer, producer and director.[6]

Selected solo and collaborative exhibitions

  • 2018: Years of Colour, Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands[5]
  • 1997: Ian and Kay George, Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[7]
  • 1997: 2 Women Show (with Andrea Eimkee), Darwin, Australia[8]

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2020: Tatou 2, The Story of Us, Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands[9]
  • 2013: Oe Vaka, The Art Studio, Rarotonga, Cook Islands[10]
  • 2010: MANUIA, BCA Gallery (now Bergman Gallery), Indian Nation Community House, New York City, United States of America[11]
  • 1998: Paringa Ou, Fisher Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[12]
  • 1998: Paringa Ou, Fiji Museum, Fiji[12]
  • 1998: Paringa Ou, Cook Islands National Museum, Rarotonga, Cook Islands[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Exhibition shows artist's new direction". Cook Islands News. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ↑ "A lifetime of colour". Cook Islands News. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Creative New Zealand mourns the passing of Cook Islands artist Ian David George". creativenz.govt.nz. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Kay George | 21 July – 25 August 2018 – Overview". Bergman Gallery. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. 1 2 "Celebrating 30 years of colour". Cook Islands News. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Pacific artists honoured at Arts Awards". NZ Herald. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "New work by Pacific artists : Ian and Kay George : Morgan St Gallery". Art News (Summer): 14. 1997.
  8. ↑ "Pacific perspective : an exhibition of textile and mixed media by Kay George and Andrea Eimke from the Cook Islands". Art News. 17 (1): 12. 1997.
  9. ↑ "TATOU 2 – The Story of Us". Artnow. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Feature Gallery: The Art Studio, Rarotonga". Art All (Autumn, 110): 18. 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sketches : Artist reflects on her life in Rarotonga". Art News. 38 (Winter 2): 47. 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "IAN GEORGE". TAUTAI – GUIDING PACIFIC ARTS. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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