1. Shane William Cotton was born on 3 October 1964 and is a New Zealand painter whose work explores biculturalism, colonialism, cultural identity, Maori spirituality, and life and death.
10 Facts About Shane Cotton
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Shane Cotton studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts in Christchurch, graduating in 1988 and then went on to gain a Diploma of Education from Christchurch College of Education.
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Shane Cotton was the recipient of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship in 1998.
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Shane Cotton was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the visual arts, in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours.
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Shane Cotton has received the Seppelt Contemporary Art Award from Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, and has been exhibited at many leading galleries in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Spain and Prague.
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Shane Cotton was the New Zealand representative in the 2005 Prague Biennale and his work was included in the 17th Biennale of Sydney 2010.
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In 2015 Shane Cotton was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to make a print to commemorate the ANZAC Centenary.
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Shane Cotton's work has been translated into a stained glass installation in St Joseph's Church, Mt Victoria, Wellington.
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Shane Cotton's work includes Maori iconography and culture, such as shrunken heads, mokomokai, and native birds such as tui, and European symbols and items.
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Shane Cotton's paintings have explored questions of colonialism, cultural identity, Maori spirituality, and life and death.