Lucas Tangun

Country/Region: Papua New Guinea (view other artists)

Tribe: Nauwaia, Iatmul

Village: Tambanum Village

Born July 15, 1969, Lucas Tangun learned to carve from his father. Growing up in Tambanum Village he was exposed to many skilled master carvers and showed remarkable promise from an early age. His talent and skill are wide ranging encompassing both large and delicate refined sculpture. In 1986 he spent a year at the National Art School in Post Moresby where he taught others. During his stay, he carved support posts for a number of public buildings and participated in an exhibition.

Exhibitions:

1992 Pieces From Paradise2, cohosted by Fran Willis Gallery / Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1996 Ceremony and Passage, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1997 Oceania, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2000 Ancestral Flights - Mastercarvers of Palembei Village, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2004 New Voices of the Tambaran, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2009 Hailans to Ailans Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art, International Exhibit: Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London, UK & Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2011 Ailans Travelled, Group Exhibition, Celebrating the return from London of several works created for Hailans to Ailans, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2012 Masterworks: Monumental Sculpture by Celebrated Artists of the Sepik River and New Ireland, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC


Public Collections:

Museum of World Cultures, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

National Museum and Art Gallery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

House post installation, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary head office, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

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