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.

Ane brings strategic leadership to Aotearoa’s arts and education sector through a range of governance roles that support cultural and institutional development. In 2021, she was appointed to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa by the Hon. Minister Carmel Sepuloni. She currently serves as Chair of Rōpū Torotoro Mahi Toi Tūmatanui, Auckland Council’s Public Art Advisory Panel. She is the former Deputy Chair of the 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 Waiwehtū. 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.