Darryn George is a painter of Ngāpuhi heritage. He was born in 1970 and lives and works in Christchurch where he is Head of Art Christ’s College.

He has shown his paintings in major public exhibitions at Christchurch City Gallery, Govett Brewster, Wellington City Gallery, Auckland City Gallery and Te Papa. His paintings are represented in important private and public collections throughout New Zealand and overseas-Te Papa, The Hague, UN building New York, Supreme Court New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery. He has completed numerous commissions including the Large Glass for Deutsche Bank Head office New Zealand, and ‘Whakapai’ for Connells Bay Sculpture Park. He exhibited in the 2013 Venice Biennale at the Palazzo Bembo as part of the Personal Structures official collateral events.

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Scholarships and grants 

2020 Second award winner in Wallace Award 2013 Creative NZ Grant for Venice Biennale, 2012 Te Waka Toi Grant for Melbourne Artfair 2009 Te Waka Toi Grant 2004 Te Waka Toi Grant 2000 Finalist in Wallace Art Award Creative New Zealand funding for Melbourne Art Fair 1998 Arts Council of New Zealand Grant for Melbourne Project at SPAN Galleries 1994 Te Waka Toi Grant 

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