Star gossage biography

New Zealand artist

Star Gossage (born ) is a New Zealand painter.

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In addition to painting, her practice includes theatre, film-making, poetry, and sculpture. While referencing European movements such as expressionism, impressionism and surrealism, her work incorporates Māori concepts such as whānau and whakapapa.^[1]

Life

Gossage is of Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngātiwai, Ngāti Ruanui, French, English and Portuguese descent; the great-great-granddaughter of Rahui Te Kiri, and daughter of the artists Tilly and Peter Gossage.^[3] Her Māori heritage is core to her work and following her graduation in she returned to her ancestral home in Pākiri, north of Auckland, to establish her current home and studio.

Her ancestral land is an inspiration for her artwork.^[4]

Education

In , Gossage received a Diploma of Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic School of Art. During her studies, she experimented with a wide variety of media including film and thea Melanie Roger Gallery: Star Gossage GUP