Fatu Feu'u
Fatu Akelei Feu'u (born 1946) is a noted Samoan painter from the village of Poutasi in the district of Falealili in Samoa. He has established a reputation as the elder statesman of Pacific art in New Zealand. Biography Feu'u emigrated to New Zealand in 1966 after growing up in the village of Poutasi, Western Samoa. He always wanted to be an artist and noted the difference of how art was viewed between Samoa and New Zealand, with 'beautifully made, functional canoes and houses' being art in Samoa and in New Zealand art was 'something extra special not to be touched'. Feu'u has been an exhibiting artist since the early 1980s and became a full-time artist in 1988, prior to that he worked as a designer and colour advisor for textile and car companies. He was influenced and mentored by artists Tony Fomison, Pat Hanly and Philip Clairmont. In 1995 he became the first artist of Pacific heritage awarded the James Wallace Art Award. He was appointed an Honorary Officer of the N ...
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Fatu Feu'u In 2022 (cropped)
Fatu may refer to: Professional wrestlers *Solofa Fatu Jr. (born 1965), known as Rikishi (wrestler), Rikishi and Fatu *Edward Smith Fatu (1973–2009), known as Umaga (wrestler), Umaga *Jacob Fatu *Jonathan Solofa and Joshua Samuel Fatu (born 1985), known as The Usos *Joseph Fatu (born 1993), known as Solo Sikoa *Sam Fatu (born 1965) *Trinity Fatu (born 1987), known as Naomi (wrestler), Naomi Others *Fatu Gayflor (born 1966), Liberian singer *Fatu Feu'u (born 1946), Samoan artist *Fatu Kekula, Liberian nurse and inventor *Anastasie Fătu (1816–1886), Romanian scientist *Florea Fătu (1924–1995), Romanian footballer *Ilie Fătu (born 1974), Romanian weightlifter *Tufuga Fatu (1914–1981), Western Samoan chief *Mr. Fatu (Fatu Lauoletolo), Samoan singer *Fatu, a Northern white rhinoceros#Ol Pejeta Conservancy, northern white rhinoceros See also

* Fatou (other) * Anoa'i family, of which many of the professional wrestlers listed above are a part {{human name disambig ...
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