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Simon Kaan Biography. Simon Kaan's paintings of landscapes and foreshores, layered upon one another on the picture plane, are metaphors for the generations of migration and a collective cultural spirituality. Read More
BIOGRAPHY. BORN: 1971, Otepoti Dunedin. LIVES: Otepoti Dunedin. EDUCATION: Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons), Otago Polytechnic. AWARDS: Artist in Residence, Wanaka Arts Festival (2009); Creative NZ Asia Residency, Beijing, China (2004); Cleveland Art Awards - Winner (2000); Nohoaka Toi Kai Tahu, Kai Tahu Artist in Residence, Otago Polytechnic (2000)
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Simon Kaan is of Chinese, Ngai Tahu and Pakeha ancestry. He graduated with a Diploma of Fine Art majoring in Printmaking at Otago Polytechnic in 1993 and has exhibited widely in New Zealand in both public and dealer galleries.
Simon Kaan - SCAPE Public Art. Of dual Maori (Ngai Tahu ) and Chinese descent, Simon Kaan clearly draws heavily from both identities. His oeuvre has developed with a unique and distinctive appreciation of Chinese philosophy and aesthetics along with qualitative references to fundamental Maori concepts including Io, Rangi, Papa, whenua and moana.
Learn more about Simon Kaan (New Zealander, 1971). Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with MutualArt's artist profile.
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Gallery De Novo is delighted to have a selection of Kaan’s works available – including original paintings, monotype prints and wood block prints. Please enquire as to what works we currently have by this very popular New Zealand artist. Scroll I. $1,550.00 Sold. Untitled II 2024.
BIOGRAPHY Kathryn Kain was born in Toledo, Ohio and studied art at the Cleveland Art Institute, Toledo University and Arizona State before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed a BFA with an emphasis on printmaking at San Jose State University.
