Arts Pasifika Awards

The Arts Pasifika Awards celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. The annual awards are administered by Creative New Zealand and are the only national awards for Pasifika artists across all artforms.[1]

Arts Pasifka Awards
Date1996 (1996) -->
CountryNew Zealand
Hosted byCreative New Zealand
WebsiteOfficial website

The Arts Pasifika Awards include the awards for: Emerging Pacific Artist; Iosefa Enari Memorial Award; Pacific Heritage Art Award (from 2004); Contemporary Pacific Art Award; Senior Pacific Artist Award; Special Recognition Award (from 2013);[1] and Pacific Toa Artist Award (from 2019).[2]

List of award recipients

Emerging Pacific Artist
  • 2021 Vivian Aue
  • 2020 Pati Solomona Tyrell
  • 2019 Tyla Veau
  • 2018 Leki Jackson Bourke
  • 2017 Tupua Tigafua
  • 2016 Anonymouz (Matthew Faiumu Salapu)
  • 2015 Ane Tonga
  • 2014 Grace Taylor
  • 2013 Suli Moa
  • 2012 Justin Haiu
  • 2011 Kulimoe’anga ‘Stone’ Maka
  • 2010 Visesio Siasau
  • 2009 Poulima Salima
  • 2008 Linda Tuafale Tanoa’I
  • 2007 WakaUra Dance Group
  • 2006 Tusiata Avia
  • 2005 Mīria George
  • 2004 Lonnie Hutchinson
  • 2003 Shigeyuki Kihara
  • 2002 Peter Panoa

Iosefa Enari Memorial Award
  • 2021 Ridge Ponini
  • 2020 Moses Mackay
  • 2019 Samson Setu
  • 2018 Benson Wilson
  • 2017 Filipe Manu
  • 2016 Madison Nonoa
  • 2015 Manase Tapuaki Mei Langi Latu
  • 2014 No award given
  • 2013 Natalia Mann
  • 2012 Isabella Moore
  • 2011 Marlena Devoe
  • 2010 Pene Junior Pati
  • 2009 Elisha Na’otala Fa’I
  • 2008 James Ioelu
  • 2007 Sani Muamaseali’i
  • 2006 Aivale Cole
  • 2005 Ramonda Taleni
  • 2004 Bonadventure Allan-Moetaua
  • 2003 Daphne Collins
  • 2002 Ben Makisi

Pacific Heritage Art Award

This award began in 2004.

  • 2021 Tupumaiaga A Niue Trust
  • 2020 Cora-Allan Wickliffe
  • 2019 Louisa Humphry & Kaetaeta Watson
  • 2018 Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows & Tui Emma Gillies
  • 2017 Lakiloko Keakea
  • 2016 Tuaine-Nurse Tamarua Robati
  • 2015 Joana Monolagi
  • 2014 Sinakiteu Women Development Group
  • 2013 Ioane Aleke Fa’avae
  • 2012 Atafu Tokelau Community Group
  • 2011 Mary Ama and the Mamas
  • 2010 Kalameli Ihaia-Alefosio
  • 2010 O Mata! Tokelau Dance Group
  • 2009 Falepipi he Mafola
  • 2008 Enuamanu Maruarua Atiu Society
  • 2007 Dr. Okusi Mahina
  • 2006 Tau Fuata Niue
  • 2005 Mafi Malaga III
  • 2004 Kepueli Vaomotou

Contemporary Pacific Art Award

Senior Pacific Artist Award

Special Recognition Award

This award began in 2013 to "recognise special contribution to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts in Aotearoa and/or internationally".

Pacific Toa Artist Award

This award commenced in 2019. It acknowledges the "contribution of a Pasifika artist with the lived experience of disability to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts nationally or globally".[2]

  • 2021 Ronnie Tua[3]
  • 2020 Pelenakeke Brown and Lusi Faiva
  • 2019 Pati Umaga

References
  1. "Arts Pasifika Awards". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Pacific Toa category announced for Arts Pasifika Awards 2019". Creative New Zealand. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. "25th Annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards Recognise Excellence And Innovation | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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