CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND

Creative New Zealand, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, has been the initiating institution and major funder for all four of New Zealand’s official Venice Biennale exhibitions. Additional supporters have included a committed community of patrons, the public galleries and museums who have supported the involvement of the commissioners and curators, and who have hosted New Zealand showings of the projects, artists' gallerists, and the broader arts community.

In December 2007 the Arts Council committed to a New Zealand presence at the prestigious Venice Biennale for the 2009, 2011 and 2013 exhibitions. New Zealand’s 2009 and 2011 Venice Biennale Commissioner Jenny Harper convened an external visual arts advisory panel to recommend an artist for Venice in 2011. The selected artist is Michael Parekowhai.

Contacts

Jude Chambers Venice Biennale Project Manager jude.chambers@creativenz.govt.nz

Jenny Harper New Zealand Commissioner