Regan Tamanui

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Biography

Regan is a self-taught artist, having began exhibiting by spraying stencils in Melbourne's lane ways in 2002, under the name of HA-HA. He is now known as one of the founders of the stencil art movement internationally, and his work is seen in galleries around the world. He exhibited in 'Space Invaders', 2007, at the NGA, and in 'Contemporary Australian Optimism', 2008, at GOMA. Stencil art workshops are another proponent of his practice and have resulted in 'Australia Week' - Port Moresby, (Australian High Commission), '50 Bridges Project' - Singapore, (Australian High Commission), 'Garma Festival' NT, 'Desert Harmony Festival' NT (Barkly Regional Arts), collaborations with Townsville Regional Arts QLD, to name a few.

Solo Exhibitions

2019
Culture Tattoo
Blackpop Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark

2017
700 CUTS
CS Gallery, Caroline Springs

2016
RISE & FALL
OTK Gallery, Melbourne

2015
RE-EVOLVE
LOVE LOVE Gallery, Brisbane

2014
EXPERIEMENTS
HOB Residency, Melbourne

2013
GUILTY OF ART
Mays Lane, Sydney

2013
METAMORPHOSIS
Dark Horse Experiment, Melbourne

2013
DELINEATION
Saigon Outcast Art Residency, Ho Chi Minh City

2013
FUSION
C3, Melbourne

2011
PERSONAL HERO'S
OREX Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

2010
URBAN LEGENDS
Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2009
PHAT OF THE LAND
Boutwell Drapper Gallery, Sydney

2009
NEW WORKS
Dickersons Gallery, Melbourne

2008
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane

2008
THE CULT OF PERSONALITY
Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney

2007
SUCH IS LIFE
Mays Lane, Sydney

2007
LAND OF MILK & HONEY
Until Never Gallery, Melbourne

2007
WE ARE YOUNG & FREE
Criterion Gallery, Hobart

2007
I STILL CALL AUSTRALIA HOME
Gadfly Gallery, Perth

2006
AUSTRALIAN LIFESTLYES
Criterion Gallery, Hobart

2006
GOD SAVE HAHA
Until Never Gallery, Melbourne

2005
Crime Walls
CITY LIGHTS, Melbourne

2005
BANANA REPUBIC
Black Lab Gallery, Brisbane

2005
SOVERIGNTY
Criterion Gallery, Hobart

2004
ZERO TOLERANCE
Croft Institute, Melbourne

2002
ZERO POPULAR
FAD Gallery, Melbourne

Awards

2019
Burnie Print Prize
Finalist

2014
33rd CWA Art Award
Winner

2009
Fremantle Print Award
Finalist

2009
Geelong Print Award
Finalist

2009
ANZAC Prize
Finalist

Collections

NGA

State Library of Victoria

Waikato Art Museum, NZ

SANDREW

MCG

Residencies

2019
Melbourne Grammar School
Artist Residency, Melbourne.

2017
Raglan Cottage Residency
Artist residency & stencil art workshops, City of Melton, Melbourne.

2017
QBANK Artist Residency
1 month residency, Queenstown, Tasmania.

2017
Melbourne Grammar School
Artist residency, Melbourne.

2016
LOVE LOVE Residency
Artist residency & stencil art workshops, Brisbane.

2016
NEON Palour
Artist residency & stencil workshops, Melbourne.

2015
Australian International School
Artist Residency, Singapore.

2015
House of Bricks Artist Residency
1 week , Melbourne

2013
Saigon Outcast Art Residency
1 month residency, Ho Chi Minh City, Veitnam

2012
La Martine Studios
3 month residency in Lyon, France.

Regan Tamanui
Painting, Print making, Stencil art , Murals & Augmented reality

Artist Statement

The work of Regan Tamanui describes notions of what it is to be of mixed cultural heritage & weaves in threads of popular culture & historical cultural references. Regan specializes in commissioned portraits & murals using stencils to produce small to large scale works on paper, canvas & buildings. Augmented reality.