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 Teddy ( Sapame ) Balangu
Iatmul
Palembei Village, Middle Sepik,
Teddy Balangu was born in 1961 in Palembei Village where he has lived all his life. He is part of a large family of artists and has been traditionally trained to carve by his uncle. In 1995 he was one of twelve carvers selected to spend six months in residence at Stanford University, where he, along with other Sepik artists,created a group of
monumental works known as the New Guinea Sculpture Garden.
In 2006 Teddy spent six months in residence at the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, as the Andrew Fellow. During his stay he carved a clan post to be part of their new collection of works by contemporary Sepik artists.
This work will be exhibited alongside a major work by Salish artist John Marston at MOA in March of 2009. Excerpts from Killerwhale and Crocodile, a film that documented
the exchange between Teddy and John in 2006.
Special Projects and Public Collections:
New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Stanford University,U.S.A. 1995
Tjibaou Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia 1999
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver B.C. Canada
Exhibitions:
Ancestral Spirits: 1989, The Ceremonial Art of Papua New Guinea, Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver,B.C. Canada.
Saltwater Crocodile, Memory and Myth: 1989, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Pieces From Paradise: 1992, cohosted by Fran Willis Gallery/Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Ceremony and Passage: 1996, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Oceania: 1997, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Ancestral Flights: Mastercarvers of Palembei Village, 2000, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
New Voices of the Tambaran: 2004, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Symbols of Protection: 2005, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Rhythms of the Garamut: 2006, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Works by Teddy Balangu can also be found in private and public collections in Australia, Canada, Germany, France and the United States.
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