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Richard Orjis

New Zealand artist and art photographer (born 1979)
Person Human Q7328190

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
1979
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[4]
Occupation
photographer, artist
Educated at
Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University of Technology[5][6]
Doctoral advisor
Janine Randerson, Welby Ings, Amabel Hunting[7][8][9]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy (2021)[11]
Academic thesis
Below, Behind, Across: Bttm Methodology and Queer Representation in Contemporary Art[14]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[18]
Family name
Orjis[12]
Floruit
2002[15]
Given name
Richard[13]
Has works in the collection
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NZThesisProject[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Orjis
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000362498855
VIAF cluster ID
224779067
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2012101184
GND ID
1018553533
Artnet artist ID
richard-orjis
Europeana entity
agent/base/33122
FAST ID
1969920
Find NZ Artists ID
11411
Freebase ID
/m/09rw9cw
MutualArt artist ID
5922F642E4AA7F20
RKDartists ID
411326
Te Papa agent ID
53988
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8TCY44B3ggyTpjRQpfq

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Summary

Richard Orjis was born on January 1, 1979[1]. He has worked as a photographer[2] and artist[3].

FAQs

What did Richard Orjis do for work?

Richard Orjis worked as a photographer[2] and artist[3].

Where did Richard Orjis go to school?

Richard Orjis was educated at Elam School of Fine Arts[5] and Auckland University of Technology[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Below, Behind, Across: Bttm Methodology and Queer Representation in Contemporary Art. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . mutualart.com. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase ID → /m/09rw9cw
    Given name → Richard
    Academic degree → Doctor of Philosophy
    Wikidata description → New Zealand artist and art photographer (born 1979)
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Family name: Orjis"
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