In 1998, Kauage was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to the arts by Queen Elizabeth II.
[3] The National Gallery of Australia has described him as "Papua New Guinea's best-known contemporary artist".
[4] He was still holding regular exhibitions abroad shortly before his death,[5] in Australia, Europe and Africa.
His career as an artist was reportedly inspired by visiting an exhibition of Timothy Akis' in 1969.
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