Dagmar Dyck Explained
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] In 2012, Dyck was co-curator of No'o fakataha, a group exhibition of Tongan artists.[3] Dyck's inspirations come from Tonga’s textiles arts, which includes bark cloth, mats, baskets and clothes.[4]
Education
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.[5] In 2009, Dyck graduated with a Graduate Diploma in teaching (Primary) from Victoria University of Wellington. She teaches art at Sylvia Park School in Mt Wellington, Auckland.[6]
Awards and honors
In 2017 Dyck was selected for inclusion in an artist research role in the Ancient Futures Marsden Project to Europe in 2018.[7]
In 2014 Dyck received the Contemporary Artist Award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.[8]
In 2002 Dyck was a finalist for the Wallace Art Awards.[9]
Selected exhibitions
- 2017 un/trained thoughts, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Newmarket Auckland [10]
- 2014 Tonga 'i Onopooni: Tonga Contemporary, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Wellington [11]
- 2013. Pacific Voices II, Orexart Auckland.[12]
- 2013. To Be Pacific, Tairawhiti Museum + Art Gallery Gisborne.[13]
- 2013 Pacifica: Patterns of Exchange. Flagstaff Gallery Auckland with Sheyne Tuffery[14]
- 2013 Made in Oceania, Tapa Art + Landscapes, Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Cologne[15]
- 2013 Between the Lines, Solander Gallery Wellington,[16]
- 2012. Made in New Zealand: An exhibition of Fine Art from New Zealand. Agora Gallery, New York, USA.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Dagmar Dyck. Find New Zealand Artists. 10 July 2015. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226173258/http://findnzartists.org.nz/artist/4456/. live.
- Web site: Dagmar Dyck. Tautai, Guiding Pacific Arts. 10 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711060239/http://www.tautai.org/artist/dagmar-dyck/. 11 July 2015. dead.
- Web site: No'o fakataha. 22 January 2022. 1 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701085046/http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-catalogq40-80233. live. Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Web site: Dagmar Dyck. 22 January 2022. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711060239/http://www.tautai.org/artist/dagmar-dyck/. dead. Tautai Pacific Arts Trust.
- News: Tattoo artist takes Pasifika Art Award. 10 July 2015. Radio New Zealand National. 6 November 2014. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711025408/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/258698/tattoo-artist-takes-pasifika-art-award. live.
- Web site: Dagmar Dyck Artist Profile, Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711060239/http://www.tautai.org/artist/dagmar-dyck/. 11 July 2015. dead.
- Web site: Marsden Project. 22 March 2018. 23 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323154759/https://artfair.co.nz/artist/dagmar-dyck/. live.
- Web site: Chung. Jasmyne. Celebrating innovation and diversity with Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2014. Creative New Zealand. Ministry of Culture and Heritage. 10 July 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711053441/http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/news/celebrating-innovation-and-diversity-with-creative-new-zealand-arts-pasifika-awards-2014. live.
- Web site: Dagmar Dyck Artist Profile. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711060239/http://www.tautai.org/artist/dagmar-dyck/. 11 July 2015. dead.
- Web site: Exhibition. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155016/http://www.warwickhenderson.co.nz/exhibition/dagmar-dyck-new-work. 23 March 2018. dead.
- Web site: Exhibition History. Pataka. 11 July 2015. 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712035616/http://www.pataka.org.nz/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/page/6/. live.
- Web site: Exhibitions. Orex Gallery. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150115004613/http://orexgallery.co.nz/exhibitions/pacific%20voices_august-2013/default.aspx. 15 January 2015. dead.
- Web site: Exhibitions. Tairawhiti Museum. 11 July 2015. 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712113100/http://www.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/exhibits-galleries/current-calendar/Exhibitions2013.asp. live.
- Web site: Exhibitions. Flagstaff Gallery. 10 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712010416/http://www.flagstaff.co.nz/exhibition_detail.php?content=show_all. 12 July 2015. dead.
- Web site: Archive. Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum. 11 July 2015. 1 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150801204736/http://made-in-oceania.com/. live.
- Web site: Exhibitions. Solander Gallery. 11 July 2015.
- Web site: To Be Pacific - opens . Tairawhiti Museum . 11 July 2015 .