Stuart Page
Stuart Page (born 2 November 1957) is a New Zealand photographer, designer, filmmaker and drummer.
Early life and education
Page was born on 2 November 1957.[1]
He graduated from Ilam School of Fine Arts in Christchurch with a Diploma in Fine Arts (Hons) in Photography in 1980.[citation needed]
Work
Page has worked with artists on the Flying Nun label and many lesser known counterculture groups of his country.[citation needed]
After travel to U.S.A. (May-Nov 1982) his screenprinting work took on a new vigour that brought him into contact with many lo-fi music groups. Apart from his photography and printing work, his main concern has been documentary film-making and his music group The Axemen. He has produced and directed over forty 16mm and digital music videos & shot several 16mm and digital short films and digital video documentaries, as well as 16mm and 35mm TVCs.
His work is held in collections of Museum of New Zealand,[2] Auckland Art Gallery,[1] Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū,[3] Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Museum of Modern Art N.Y.C., Auckland Public Library, Auckland School of Architecture, Dowse Gallery, Manawatu Art Gallery, and others.[citation needed]
Awards
In 2009 his documentary film Shustak won "Best New Zealand Feature Documentary" award, and he was awarded "Best Emerging New Zealand Film-Maker" at the 2009 DocNZ International Film Festival Awards. An eight–page photographic portfolio of NZ Rock 'n Roll appeared in Landfall 219.[citation needed]
Page was awarded a "Prix Spécial du Jury" at FIFO 2017 (Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien) for the 52-minute documentary How Bizarre - The Story of an Otara Millionaire.[4] "This is the story of Paul Fuemana, the Māori/Niuean artist who shot to fame in 1995 with the song that was New Zealand's biggest selling record."
References
- ^ a b "Stuart Page". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Page". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Collection". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "The Opposition wins top prize at Tahiti FIFO". RNZ. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.