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Born in Samoa and raised in New Zealand. At a young age I found creative expression through music and paintings. Both artforms have been prominent throughout my life and have great significance to my art today. I received a diploma in arts in 1997 and have been an exhibiting artist ever since.
My paintings are conceived in similar fashion to my work as a music composer. They are collective expressions of layers, colours, time, concepts, with the aim of finding a presence and harmony in the final compositions.

Selected exhibitions
2013..."Tapawha"
Pataka Gallery Porirua
Group Exhibition
2012..."Hear it ,See it"
Pataka Gallery Porirua
Group Exhibition
2011..."The Black and White Show"

Pataka Gallery Porirua
Group Exhibition
2011..."Alter-native surfaces"
Okai @Reef Gallery and the Auckland Aotea centre
part of the Auckland arts festival
2011..."Resilience"
Bowen House Gallery Wellington
Part of the Wellington festival Feb/march                            
2010..."Inaugural annual Materiki Group Show"
In Association with Okaioceanikart
The Reef Gallery Auckland                                               
2010..."Cause and Effect"                                                           
The Blue Pacific Gallery
Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Culture                      
2009..."Local Colour"

Pataka: Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures                                                             
2009...“Samoa Contemporary”
Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga                                  
2008... "Samoa Contemporary”
The Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare O Rehua, Whanganui                  
2008...“Samoa Contemporary”
Pataka : Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures                
2007...“W.A.G” Exhibition .
St James Theatre Wellington                                            

2006...“Labour of love”
Blue Pacific Gallery,
Pataka : Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures                 
2005..."Crossover" Race Relations Day                                   
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts                                
2004... "Sleep Deprivation"                                                       
Thistle hall Wellington                                                        
2003..."Arriving"                                                               
Pataka : Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures                 
2002...Pacific collections
Beehive Parliament, Wellington                                       
2000... Wellington Arts Festival                                      
Team European, Wellington                                             

1999...X Factor Gallery                                                                 
Wellington
1998...Te Whakahohoki Te Wairua                                             
Farsite Gallery Petone

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