2nd National Arts Exhibition - 2022

"Connecting Borders Through Arts and Culture"

Read Message from the NCC Director Mr. Steven Enomb Kilanda

Participating Artists and their work

This year, a total of ?? artists submitted their work to be exhibited in the exhibition which took place at the APEC House from the 14th - 18th of September, 2022.

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Abednego Meori

I come from Eastern Highlands and Simbu province of PNG. I am a fine artist specialising in pencil art. I have been doing pencil portrait art for quite a long time. I started selling my artwork and doing commission art work four years ago. Apart from being a pencil artist, I am also a specialised lawyer by profession.

Abel Michael Haure

I am 13 years old. I started painting at the age of ten (10) in 2018, as a collaborative work with my family for the Australian Deputy High Commissioner. Since then, I continued to paint and sell artworks.

Albert Joseph

I see art as a tool/ medium of communication that has power to influence society in any form. As an artists, it is a true role that I am taking to create and stimulate its perfectness using different techniques of art, even beyond imaginations.

Andrew Kawage

Andrew Kayanu

Andy Rambuli

I am from Kuare LLG, Ialibu/ Pangia district in Southern Highlands province. I'm a self-taught fine artist based in Port Moresby. I started painting in 2010 and sold many of my painting to lacals and tourists overseas. I attended five exhibitions including the 1st National Arts Exhibition hosted by the National CUltural COmmission in 2022.

Andy Nombri

I started painting since 1996. My original style, I called stick man. I also exhibited my paintings in several places abroad.

Anton Gideon

Apa Hugo

I am a street painter back then in 1992. During those days, there are not many artists. I am happy to paint and also become popular in PNG. I've participated in so many exhibitions in PNG and overseas.

Chris Kawage

I studied Fine Arts at the National Arts School in 1985 - 1988. After that, I went to join the PNGDF and served the force for more than 16 years (1989-2006). In 2012, I took part in the South Pacific Festival of Arts in Solomon Islands. Then in 2013, I took part in the South Pacific Arts Exhibition at the Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney Australia. I am currently a freelance artist

David Moi

I started drawing at an early age before I went to school. While at high school, I learnt basics of expressive arts. Further on to secondary school, I continued my passion in arts. Unfortunately, I didn't get an offer to further my passion in arts. However, to date, even though I am unemployed, I sustain my living through the sales of my artworks.

Eddi Rom

I am from Eastern Highlands province. I currently participate in arts activities that my senior brother Warren has been running in June Valley. I started painting in 2022 and I'm thankful that I am also doing drawings and designs. I want to take part as a model for body art performance in the show. I've made my choice to be one of the artists of PNG.

Ernest Olmi William

Papua New Guinea is diverse and unique in the cultural heritage and it has its own cultural way to exchange or transfer leadership from an older person to a younger person. When it comes to that occassion, people prepare food and traditional wear and celebrations take place after the ceremony. The leader is then taken care of and are most respected people.

Ezriella Kawage Junior

I am five years old. I am the daughter of Andrew Kawage and the grand daughter of the famous artists of PNG, late Kawage Mathias (OBE). This is my first painting and I love  expressing myself through painting.

Gavera Morea

I am a self-taught artists based in National Capital District. As a natural gifted artists, my interest in drawing and sketching career started in my primary school days. I have done pencil portraits for noted PNG citizens and family members on order. I am also able to paint and screen print and have done orders for customers. It is now two years since I have decided to include Cotton Art in my work.

Gideon Leslie

I have interest in arts activities. Back in my primary school days, I was the artists in my class who used to draw for my class mates and usually charge them K2 for each work. At secondary school, I explored different types of designs, especially for the girls and they encouraged me to have my own tatoo shop in the future. Today, I've joined Amako Arts house and it feels like I'm going to advance my artwork which I really appreciate it.

Greg Kaeve

I started painting in my primary school at Kilakila in Port Moresby in 2014. I was awarded a price for my work and was taught by my uncle Ratoos Haopa, PNG's master dot painter. I started painting murals at Ela beach in 2018 and was selected as an APEC artists. In 2019, I helped paint the murals at Sir Mic Curtain stadium in Konedobu. M painting refer to marine life and Gulf legends and I am a regular artists at craft markets in Port Moresby. I am married with kids.

Harry Manavi

I am from East Sepik province, Angoram district, Kamalibit village. My artist crew has been with the gauntly. I was trained by my father Philip Manavi. Once I was a secondary school arts teach, but I gave up teaching and spent full time doing arts.

Hilda Aiari

Hilda was inspired by her father Ratoos and his first year Drama student in university. She has been practicing for the last 10 years. Selling my arts works in Port Moresby streets of arts and craft markets. My families including father, mother and brothers also do painting too.

Jason Jais Kukuso

1 Jason Kukuso, I am a young art ist mostly self taught, residing from Eastern Highlands Province, I havent paint for almost 10 years but through NAmako Art Gallery I found my true passion of art, taking part in national exhibition is something Ive never ex perienced and I am gratefull. Thank you

Jimol Pita

1 Jimol Pita, 25 years of age, am from Eastern Highlands Province and Miline Bay province, residing at June valley, Tokarara (Gomasasipo), I started arts from grade 6 to grade 10 and further arts education with halftimer creative art corner. I am currenly the art secre tary of the Gomosasipo creative youth assocation (GCYA).

John Bom

I am John Bom from Simbu. I started painting since 1992 till now, it's my 30 years of painting. Since then, some of my artwork has been sold out to some tourist around the world. Now I am still doing paintings and sold them at the craft market or to the tourist or for exhibition.

John Kawage

I am john Kauage the son of former Artist late Sir Mathias Kauage. I started doing paintings when was a kid trying to follow my father's footstep.

Junea Danger

Laben Sakale John

Laben Sakale John I graduated with a diploma in fine arts in 1997. Since than I have been fulltime painting. I have travelled ex tengivesly for art shows in Germany, America and Australia. Currently iam in Australia attending my art shows. My artworks on show here are based on how we can live in harmony with nature, hope you enjoy my art.

Leka Michael

My name is Leka Michael from Kere ma,Gulf Province. I started painting in 2007 with my husband Michael Haure. I helped my husband and this keen in terest continue till now. I had only one exhibition in PNG. I painted normal things like artifacts, culture tradition and nature.

Maik Yomba

Am a grade 10 and got married back in 1992, with 4 kids and two grand children. Painting is my full-time job. I started painting back in 1996 this date. Being taking part in many exhi bition in PNG and outside world. You can see me in Holiday Inn Street mar ket or Pom city weekly craft market.

Mathew Dinbi

Mathew Dinbi is 13 years old and from Simbu. He is a student at Hagara Pri mary School in NCD.

Michael Haure

I am Michael Haure from Kerema, Gulf Province. I started my painting in 2004 with Ratus Haoapa. I left my job and interested in painting till now. I had six (6) Exhibitions in PNG and two (2) in France, came under the Book call Ten (10) Thousand Years in Lifetime. I normally do my painting basing in our Culture, Traditions and Natures.

Misek Tobias

I Misek Tobias, what inspired me to do paintings. Every craft market I used to followed my family to the market place. At the craft market I saw some Artist(painters). How they sold their paintings and earn the money from the sales. One day I went to late Sir Mathias Kauage's house and observed how his son doing paintings. From then on, I have some ideas on how to do paintings. Since then, I started to buy my own painting materials and started doing my own paintings.

Morgan Lavapo

Morgan was born in Port Moresby and residing in Kilakila Joyce Bay, attended Kilakila High School in 1992 -1995.He started his art carrier in 2006 painting art on coconut shells as lime pots selling at craft markets in Port Moresby and even tually onto canvas paintings. Morgan is a self-taught artist and likes to explore in every painting sessions. His paintings can be found offices and home in Papua New Guinea and around the world. Morgan has also participated in several Art exhibition in Port Moresby and Lae Morobe province and recently in Bris bane's Petri Terrace Gallery.

Philemon Yalamu Jnr

I started drawing as young as 5 years old, but I wasn't serious until the age of 15, when I was awarded the Academic Achievement in Visual Arts for year 8 by my school - Glenroy College in Mel bourne. From then on, I continued my passion for drawing and ventured into computer generated illustrations, especially using my drawing monitors which my dad bought. My biggest inspiration for art and multimedia came from my dad, as I watched and observed him paint ing and illustrating while growing up. The more I watched him work, the more I got inspired to get into art as I tried to create something for myself which I enjoyed. I get regular comments and criti cism on my artwork and design work from my dad, and my mum's constant reminders for me to get tasks done, encourage me to find ways to get better.

Ratoos Haoapa

Born in Eherekela (Havila) village lhu Gulf Kerema. I live in Pari village Na tional Capital District. I am a senior contemporary Artist and has been painting for the past 42 years. In late 1980s I send several years in Sydney Australia working with Indigenous Australian Artist. I was taught the Dot painting techniques. I taught these techniques to other emerging from Gulf/PNG.

Russell Jimmy

I am 21 years of age, I am from Eastern Highlands province, I live in Port Mo resby (NCD), I was born in Port Mores by general hospital, Grew up in settle ment full of any unlike activities that is violence so found a lucky man in the community, suddenly I joined Amako Art and I've experience art in painting, drawing and so on, I thank God that this is a talent that I can put on.

Saksen Bre |

 Saksen Bre, the son of Dima Bre. I have no education background,l learned painting from my father and started painting in 2017 to 2018 and started selling my paintings on the street in Port Moresby. And in 2020 a Monia Group of Company employed me as a painter to paint their bricks and walls. This will be my first time to participate in this Exhibition and I real ly excited and looking forward for the exhibition. The Last Day Event, when the Christ return, he will judge every individual according to what they had done.

Sharon Michael Haure

My name is Sharon Michael Haure. I am ten (10) years old. I started my painting at the age of nine (9) in 2021. I started my first painting with my par ents last year. And I painted my first three (3) paintings and sold them at my school. I sold them to my school director for Butuka Academy School.

Fenchea Dawai

I hail from Morobe Patrol Post in Morobe prov ince, I am currently a third year Arts & Design ma jor at The University of Papua New Guinea. This is actually my first artwork that is submitted for an exhibition and my first exhibition ever. I am excited and nervous as well as to what will be. The title of my artwork is "Moni mak" in accor dance to the theme. The painting is basically tra ditional money or an item that is seen as wealth and is used in different ceremonies as a form of payment. And that is one thing common among Papua New Guineans,most parts still uses tradi tional money as a sign of wealth or having high status in ones society and that the practice of using traditional money is still preserved in most parts of PNG.

Cornelius Yalamu

My name is Cornelius Yalamu, I was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital on the 20th of April 2005 with a medical condition known as Cerebral Palsy. Due to the unavailability of schools to cater for children with special needs like me, I spent most of my time at home doing home schooling with the help from my family es pecially my parents I started drawing with my left foot when I was three years old. I was inspired by my dad, my big brother and my uncle with the support from mum at home. I do pencil drawing and also digital art. I started doing digital art from the age of nine years old.

Solomon Tumtafa

My name is Solomon Tumtafa.I am a self taught artist. I started this hobby in 2019 and now is four (4) years for me. All three (3) of my paintings is based upon my own idea. The work simply tells we cannot live alone but we need each other to live on or get support as a human being.

Straklus

Winnie Weoa

Hellen Gende

Jay Morgan Lavapo

Joe Mek

John Danger

Kala Kawatalu

Michael Mape

Micks Taime

Migileu Buna

Noah Kawatalu

Peter Siune

Philemon Yalamu

I started as an artist, to an educator and now a researcher, but still practicing traditional painting. I like exploring different styles and medium and this one presented, tries to combine patterns and designs of the Pacific Islands into this piece titled, "The Source - Land and the Ocean". 

Prosper Haure

Ruki Fame

Sleo Ruki

Solomon Cletus Lavapo

Stella Dotaona


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