Stoddart Cottage has announced the recipient of the Stoddart Cottage Artist Residency for 2026 – Ani O’Neill.
Ani is an Auckland based artist of Cook Island Māori and Irish descent. Ani has an established career both nationally and abroad. Ani’s nuanced and playful work forms an important contribution to the canon of our national art, and helped build the profile and recognition of contemporary Pacific art and artists internationally.
Ani trained in sculpture and draws on the knowledge held in the traditional craft techniques from her Rarotongan and Irish whakapapa. Ani works across media and scale, making objects and installation artworks that invite curiosity and play, encouraging and facilitating wide audience engagement.
Stoddart Cottage will be hosting Ani in March. Ani will exhibit at Stoddart Cottage Gallery in November, 2026.