Ane Tonga

Ane Tonga is a leader in the arts sector of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Through her curatorial and governance service, she has made a significant contribution to the arts and cultural landscape of Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. Since 2020, Ane has been the inaugural Curator, Pacific Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki where she has led an ambitious Pacific-focused programme of exhibitions, public programming and collecting.

An artist, scholar and curator, Ane specialises in gender and the politics of representation, Indigenous photographic histories and feminisms. She holds a Masters in Art History (First Class Honours), a Post-Graduate Diploma in Museums and Cultural Heritage (with distinction) from the University of Auckland , and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with honours) from the Elam School of Fine Arts.

Ane has held leadership positions such as Lead Exhibitions Curator at Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa and has delivered exhibition projects across Aotearoa. She is also an experience governance practitioner, having been appointed to Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (2021–2024) by the Honorable Minister Carmel Sepuloni, serving as Deputy Chair of the Contemporary HUM Trust Board (2019 – 2021) and Chair of Auckland Council’s Rōpū Torotoro Mahi Toi Tūmatanui I Public Art Advisory Panel (2025).