Fono McCarthy

Fine Art and Creative Industries: McCarty Gallery is a Pacific Maori, and Indigenous-centric platform that is focused on representing artists and introducing international artists to the Australian primary and secondary market. Our exhibitions feature some of the most sought-after and collectible contemporary artworks from the Pacific, New Zealand, and Indigenous Australia.

Exhibition and gallery schedule, art administration, art management, art Agent, selection committee, Storage, Research, Conservation, Art investment, High-end Art Dealer, Propose & Acquiring fine art for the National Collection (Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa); Installations; Family trust or Private Collections. Partnerships in Arts Festival, Traveling Exhibitions; Artist management, collection database; Artist Representation, Museum, Galleries; other art related organisations in the corporate or government body or agency. CNZ Government Arts Funding assessment, Mentoring, Arts Festival, Sculpture Invitational Symposium, Artist in Schools, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Correction.

Selected Solo Exhibitions 2014 Title’Fonofale’, Wyndham Art Gallery, Melb VIC AUS 2009 Title ‘Fa’aliga fou’, Villa Maria Estate, Auckland, NZ 2005 Le Gafa experimental, (MAD program) St Pauls St Gallery, AUT University, NZ 2004 Title 'Faiuga o le fa'aliga', Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport Auckland, NZ 2003 Title 'Aloima', Flagstaff Gallery Devonport Auckland, NZ Selected Group Exhibitions 2015-16 Sculpture on the Wharf, Artpark. Sydney, Australia. 2015 Samoa Tulai, curated by Leanne Joy Lupelele Clayton, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, QLD 2013 Sustain, curated by Dr. Megan Evens, Wyndham Art Gallery, Melb VIC AUS 2009 Samoa Tsunami Appear – Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust, NZ 2008 Flat White, Black Pearl; Te Karanga Gallery, Auckland, NZ 2007 Island Affinities: Contemporary Art in Oceania, California State University Gallery NR, USA 2006 Turning Tides: Gender in Oceania Art, University of California Gallery, San Diego, USA 2005 (Re) settled/ (Re) viewed: ‘Recent Expressions of Pacific Identity’ Peabody Essex Museum, MA, USA 2004 Cook Island Museum; Rarotonga 2004 Title 'Niu Dialogue', the Edge Gallery, Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust, Auckland, NZ 2003 Title 'Straight from New Zealand', Absolut LA International Biennial Art Invitational Exhibition, Gallery of Functional Art & Louis Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica CA, USA 2003 Mazda Charity Art Exhibition, Hilton Auckland, NZ 2002 Title ‘Nga Taonga o te Ngakau’ (Treasures of the heart) Te Wananga O Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ 2001 Title ‘Equipt’ Te Wananga O Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Documentary 2010 Artists in Schools - MBS TV3 2005 ‘Le gafa’ Project Mini, Apia Samoa-New Zealand 2003 Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust “Symposium – Niu Dialogue, Aotea Square Auckland, NZ

Selected Solo Artists’ or Group Exhibition –Pacific, NZ, USA, AUS and 80 plus Art Exhibitions; 4 Symposiums; 14 Solo Exhibits Arts Projects – Director & Curator 2010 Art Curator for the Hilton project, Queenstown, South Island, NZ 2010 Manukau Arts Festival, Invitational Sculpture Symposium, Auckland, NZ 2009 Art vs Wine, Villa Maria Estate, Auckland, NZ 2005 - 2011 Martin Hughes Contemporary Pacific Art Awards, Judging, Curator, Management, NZ 2008-09 ‘Retrospectives’ Martin Hughes Contemporary Pacific Art Award (1997-08) –Past Recipients 2007 Co-curate ‘Pacific & Beyond’ Forum of Pacific Contemporary Artists, Musee du Quai Branly Museum, PAA conf, Paris, FR (Brett Graham, Filipe Tohi and Yuki) 2004 'Le gafa': An Exhibition of Pacific Contemporary Art, National University of Samoa, Selected Artists from New Zealand, Samoa, American Samoa and Kingdom of Tonga, Apia, SAMOA 2004 'Magele' Exhibition, Mangere Community Art Gallery, Manukau City Auckland 2004 'Polinesian Wave' Pacific Contemporary Art, Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland City, Manukau City Pacific Emerging Artists selection from- Elam, Buck Nin School of Art, MIT and AUT Artist residence 2011 By Invitation, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA 2010 Ministry of Corrections, Spring Hills, SHCF, Meremere, Waikato, NZ 2009 Ministry of Education, Artists in Schools, Auckland, NZ 2004 Mangere College, Art Department, Auckland, NZ Musée du quai Branly Museum, Paris National University of Samoa University of Hawaii, Manoa Art Gallery, Hawaii Saatchi And Saatchi, Auckland UCSD Gallery

Consulting art & design, architects, interior designers and arts projects Specialized products and services; Procurement and management; Artistic directions Sales & marketing

Arts, Corporate and Education

Sales & Marketing, Account Management, New Business - Territories, Distributions, B2B - Retail, Wholesalers and Distributors, Supermarkets and Restaurants, Manufacturers.

Print & Document management,