Simon Kaan

Simon Kaan is a leading contemporary New Zealand artist of Chinese, Ngai Tahu and Pakeha ancestry. He graduated with a major in Printmaking from the Otago Polytechnic in 1993. In 2004 Simon undertook the Red Gate Gallery Residency in Beijing with the support of Creative New Zealand. He has been included in Warwick Brown's book, Seen this Century: 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists – A Collector's Guide and has exhibited widely in New Zealand in both public and dealer galleries.

As part of the AAAH2018 Symposium @ Te Papa, Simon Kaan was part of the New Topologies panel, in conversation with Yona Lee and Jon He, facilitated by Kerry Ann Lee.

Learn more about Simon Kaan's creative practice here