Michel Tuffery

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Michel Tuffery is a New Zealand artist of Samoan, Tahitian and Cook Island descent. He lives and works in Wellington, New Zealand. Renowned as a printmaker, painter and sculptor, Tuffery has gained national and international recognition, and has made a major contribution to the New Zealand art scene.

Tuffery has become notoriously famous for his 1999 life-sized work, entitled ‘Bull’, which was constructed from flattened and riveted re-cycled corned beef tins. His work is shaped by his research into, and encounters with his Polynesian heritage while making use of Māori design.

Tuffery has a Diploma in Fine Arts (Hons), School of Fine Arts, Otago Polytechnic (1989).