About

Ane Tonga is an artist and curator of Tongan descent based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Since 2020, she has been the inaugural Curator, Pacific Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Previously, she was the Lead Exhibitions Curator at Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa and has undertaken curatorial roles and delivered exhibition projects across Aotearoa.

In 2021, she became a member of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. She is the former Deputy Chair of Contemporary HUM Trust Board (2019-2021) and a former member of the Whitecliffe Fine Arts Advisory Group.

Ane’s research and creative practice examines gender and the politics of representation, Indigenous photographic histories and feminisms. Her work is represented in national and international collections such as Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhtū. She has also held academic positions including Adjunct Lecturer at Unitec Institute of Technology and Professional Teaching Fellow at Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. Recent publications include Edith Amituanai: Double Take and Te Ringa Rehe – The Legacy of Emily Schuster.