2019 NAP Artwork

"The New Marine Life"

2020 Hevea Cup Carnival Jersey

Q & A with Joe Nalo

We asked Joe to share a little bit about himself and his life as an artist.
​Here's what he had to say.

What do you as an artist stand for?

​To promote, protect and preserve.

What themes occur/reoccur in your work?

​Village life, marine life, rainforest and environment, traditional and unique arts culture, climate change, mythical stories and legends of our ancestors, the beautiful country of PNG.

What is your favourite piece and why?

​My daddy's painting "The Great Turtle Hunter of Manus". It has been installed at Parliament House.

Some of Joe's other works

"As artists we have a very important job to teach the youth about our culture and how to record and store it so that when industry comes and goes and times change, we will always be uniquely PNG." - Joe Nalo