Artist
Saffronn Te Ratana
- Name
- Saffronn Te Ratana
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāi Tūhoe/Māori
- Date of Birth
- 1975
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Biography
Saffronn Te Ratana’s paintings employ mark-making and three-dimensional structures to extend and deconstruct the conventions of painting, playing with notions of space and narrative.
From a family of artists, Te Ratana first studied at the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts in 1994 before completing a Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts (2000) and a Masters of Maori Visual Arts (2004) from Massey University in Te Papa-i-Oea/Palmerston North.
Te Ratana has since forged a practice that explores Māori histories, identities and experiences, including collaborations with her partner Ngataiharuru Taepa and artist Hemi Macgregor.
From a family of artists, Te Ratana first studied at the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts in 1994 before completing a Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts (2000) and a Masters of Maori Visual Arts (2004) from Massey University in Te Papa-i-Oea/Palmerston North.
Te Ratana has since forged a practice that explores Māori histories, identities and experiences, including collaborations with her partner Ngataiharuru Taepa and artist Hemi Macgregor.
Artworks by Saffronn Te Ratana (3)
Whakarongo ki te karanga
Saffronn Te Ratana
2014
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Untitled
Saffronn Te Ratana
2000
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Untitled II
Saffronn Te Ratana
2000
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