Ake Lianga (born 1975 on Guadalcanal) is a Solomon Islands screen printer[1] and painter, who has "gained recognition for paintings and murals throughout Oceania".
[3] In 1996, he won the Commonwealth Arts and Crafts award for painting,[4] and began studying at North Island College in Canada.
[5] In 2010, Alcheringa Gallery set up "Pacific Connections, a cross-cultural collaboration featuring Ake Lianga [...] and John Marston, a Coast Salish carver from the Chemainus First Nation".
[2] Carol Ivory, chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Washington State University, has described Lianga's work as follows: Lianga looks both backwards and forwards, bringing mythology, history and the contemporary world together in riveting works of art.
[...] Lianga's artwork often engages with significant issues arising from post-colonial situations, creating works that can be described as both visually appealing and emotionally powerful.