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Sean Mallon | |
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| Born | Wellington |
| Occupation(s) | Museum curator, researcher, writer |
| Employer | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
| Known for | Museum curatorship and research |
| Spouse | Teresia Te Aiwa |
Sean Mallon is a museum curator, researcher and writer of Samoan/Irish descent based in Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the country's first trainees of Pacific ancestry to enter the curatorial field, Mallon has exhibited and published widely on Pacific histories and cultural practices over the past three decades.[1] He is the current Senior Curator Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and specialises in the social and cultural history of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.[2]
Life and Career
[edit]Sean Mallon was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1969.[3] His mother, Iutita, is from Mulivai, Safata, Samoa, and his father Gerard Mallon is from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Gerard and lulita both immigrated to New Zealand in the late 1960s and met each other through the Wellington Catholic community. Gerard worked for Todd motors, and the family moved from the Hutt Valley to Porirua when Mallon was around five years old after the company set up a car assembly factory there.[4]
Mallon attended Viard College in Porirua before moving to Auckland to complete a double-degree in anthropology and history, with a focus on New Zealand and the Pacific, at the University of Auckland. He joined the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa as one of the first Pacific curatorial trainees and is now the museum's Senior Curator Pacific Cultures. Mallon has exhibited and published extensively on topics related to New Zealand and the Pacific over the last three decades. In 2013, he was one of two recipients of the Special Recognition Award at Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.[5]
In 2019, Mallon's publication, Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing, which he co-authored with Sebastien Galliot, won the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Illustrated Non-Fiction category.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lopesi, Lana. "Museums, Non-Neutrality and Writing Histories: An Interview with Sean Mallon". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Pacific Cultures team | Te Papa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Husband, Dale (2019-05-25). "Sean Mallon: Beyond tradition and stereotypes". E-Tangata. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Recognising excellence with Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards". creativenz.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – A partnership we cherish". ockham.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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