Aline Amaru

{{Short description|French Polynesian artist (born 1941)}}

{{Short description|French Polynesian artist (born 1941)}}

'''Aline Amaru''' (born 1941) is a textile artist from [[Tahiti]], [[French Polynesia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=http://archive.org/details/5thasiapacifictr0000asia |title=The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art |date= |publisher=Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery |others=Archived at the Internet Archive |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-876509-38-5 |pages=291 |language=en}}</ref> She specializes in creating a traditional Tahitian [[appliqué]] quilt known as [[tifaifai]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ardia |first=C. A. Xuan Mai |date=30 October 2016 |title=Top 10 Incredible Contemporary Artists From The Pacific Islands |work=Culture Trip |url=https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/articles/top-10-incredible-contemporary-artists-from-the-pacific-islands/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925230059/https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/articles/top-10-incredible-contemporary-artists-from-the-pacific-islands/ |archive-date=25 September 2021}}</ref> Her work is in the permanent collection of the [[Queensland Art Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Famille Pomare (tifaifai) (Pa'oti style) 1991 |url=https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026023453/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |archive-date=26 October 2022 |access-date=19 July 2018 |website=Queensland Art Gallery {{!}} Gallery of Modern Art}}</ref> She has exhibited her work in [[Papeete]].<ref name=":0" />

'''Aline Amaru''' (born 1941) is a textile artist from [[Tahiti]], [[French Polynesia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=http://archive.org/details/5thasiapacifictr0000asia |title=The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art |date= |publisher=Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery |others=Archived at the Internet Archive |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-876509-38-5 |pages=291 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McDougall |first=Ruth |last2=Page |first2=Maud |date=June 2005 |title=Aline Amaru: La Famille Pomare |url=https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/stories/117 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515142829/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/stories/117 |archive-date=2025-05-15 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=[[QAGOMA]]}}</ref> She is self-taught.<ref name=":1" /> She specializes in creating a traditional Tahitian [[appliqué]] quilt known as [[tifaifai]],<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ardia |first=C. A. Xuan Mai |date=30 October 2016 |title=Top 10 Incredible Contemporary Artists From The Pacific Islands |work=Culture Trip |url=https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/articles/top-10-incredible-contemporary-artists-from-the-pacific-islands/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925230059/https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/articles/top-10-incredible-contemporary-artists-from-the-pacific-islands/ |archive-date=25 September 2021}}</ref> and is especially known for her ''paumotu'' stitch, which she learned from her mother.<ref name=":1" />

Her work is in the permanent collection of the [[Queensland Art Gallery]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=La Famille Pomare (tifaifai) (Pa'oti style) 1991 |url=https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026023453/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |archive-date=26 October 2022 |access-date=19 July 2018 |website=Queensland Art Gallery {{!}} Gallery of Modern Art}}</ref> and has previously been shown at the [[Festival of Pacific Arts]] and displayed in [[Belau National Museum]].<ref name=":1" /> She has also exhibited her work in [[Papeete]],<ref name=":0" /> where she is a part of the Papeete Arts and Crafts Village.<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==

Amaru's husband descends from the [[Pōmare dynasty]].<ref name=":1" />

== Works ==

* ''La Famille Pomare'' (1991)<ref name=":2" /> – a depiction of the [[Pōmare dynasty]], made using the ''tifaifai pa'oti'' technique<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Famille Pomare (tifaifai) (Pa'oti style) 1991 |url=https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402155820/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14129 |archive-date=2025-04-02 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=QAGOMA |language=en}}</ref>

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== External links ==

* ''[https://somethingcurated.com/2021/07/21/on-the-origins-evolution-of-polynesian-literature/ On The Origins & Evolution Of Polynesian Literature] –'' This article includes an image of ''La Familie Pomare'' in relatively high quality. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210922180321/https://somethingcurated.com/2021/07/21/on-the-origins-evolution-of-polynesian-literature/ Archived] via the Wayback Machine.

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