Glen Wolfgramm: A‘eva tokotaha he Pasifiki

Pātaka: Art + Museum is celebrating the work of artist Glen Wolfgramm with A‘eva tokotaha he Pasifiki: Solo across the Pacific. Auckland-based Wolfgramm is of Tongan, German and Irish descent, and his show features seventeen artworks spanning 25 years, including new paintings created in 2022.

Glen Wolfgramm is a self-taught artist who has been exhibiting since 1998 and is a member of Tongan arts collective No‘o Fakataha. Wolfgramm has previously participated in numerous solo shows in dealer galleries and group exhibitions in public galleries. He represented New Zealand at the Biennale d’art Contemporain in Noumea in 2000 alongside Michael Parekowhai and Lisa Reihana, and in the same year was a finalist in the Wallace Art Awards.

The title of the show refers to Glen's solitary art practice and exploration of cultural identity and immediate environments.