Dagmar Dyck

Dagmar Dyck was born in 1972 in auckland is a well known painter and printmaker of Tongan German descent. As a first generation New Zealander she has been brought up to respect and acknowledge her unique ancestry. Dyck's work continues to explore within the realm of Tongan culture koloa, a general term that encompasses Tonga's tangible and intangible heritage of textile and material wealth. Known for the clean controlled lines of her early works – perhaps her German ancestry more to the fore then, she has now developed a more abstract Pacific style in her current paintings. However in both 'styles' the influence of ngatu or tapa design/format is evident.