Giovanna Varea is a full time dancer with VOU. After being a part of the school cheerleading squad at Adi Cakobau for three years, she joined VOU in 2018.

Konousi Aisake is a wood carver and stained glass artist who lives in Vancouver B.C.

To view examples of his work, click here

Vilsoni Hereniko, from Mea, Hapmak, is an author, playwright, and filmmaker who lives in Honolulu, Hawai'i, where he is a Professor at the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai'i.

Rejieli Paulo is an opera singer with a growing reputation in Australia. She has moved to London, England, where she performed with the National Opera during the 2004-2005 Season.

Sofia Tekela-Smith is an accomplished artist and maker of jewellery & art objects, who makes her home in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.

Tonu Shane Eagleton is a world-reknowned ecological woodcarver and educator. He is the son of Kelera Sitiveni, whose family roots are in Motusa.

David Eggleton is also the son of Kelera Sitiveni. He is a prominent New Zealand author, poet, and literary reviewer.

Treena Rose is the daughter of Barry & Seforsa Johnson (nee Foster) who reside in Sydney. Seforsa is from Itu'ti'u and her parents are Jione and Emi Foster. Treena is star on the pop music scene, and has performed in places like New York and Miami to rave reviews.

Sorpapelu Tipo Fatiaki was born in the village of Lopta, the son of Rev. Irava Fatiaki and Maria Fatiaki. He was a dancer and choreographer with the Oceania Dance Theatre in Suva, and has moved to Nadi where he is starting his own dance company.

Aisea Konrote is a fashion designer in Fiji. Originally from Tuoi in Juju, Rotuma. His designs are based on a consideration of environmental, cultural and traditional factors that utilise natural resources. He stresses the importance of respectability of cultures, traditions and the use of natural resources. He made his debut during Fiji Fashion Week in December 2008.

Hupfeld Hoerder is a designer is the Fiji fashion industry. Hupfeld's mother is from Malhaha. He was production designer and costumes and make up artist for The Land Has Eyes. Pacific Quarterly presented him with The Small Business of the Year award for 2006. He was also named winner of the Handicraft Section and won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Alfred Ralifo is a biology and chemistry teacher at Nadroga Navosa Provincial High School in Nadroga. He won the top prize in the indigenous art category at the 2007 Fiji National Arts Exhibition for his painting fup akiag ne agero. He is the son of Sarote and Nofaga Ralifo of Noa'tau.

Craig Marlow is a graphic artist whose paintings are displayed in some of Fiji's top end resorts. He is the son of Liebling Hoeflich, with grandparental roots in Noa'tau, and Herb Marlow.

Koni Fiu is a musician from Losa, Itu'ti'u, who gave up his day job as an electrical engineer to take up music full time in Fiji. In 2004, he wrote and composed a gospel album released by the group Mighty Men, entitled God our Protector. He recently wrote the lyrics for the mental health theme song titled "We are gonna keep on walking alongside Gary Rounds."

Inoke Kalounisiga, known professionally as Knox, is a standout in Fiji's amazing breed of talented young musicians. His mother, Sela Fatiaki is part-Rotuman/Samoan from Motusa in Rotuma. His father, Suliasi Tamanalevu, is from Naimasimasi Village in Tailevu. Inoke finished high school at Rotuma High. After foundation studies at the University of the South Pacific, he switched to the Fiji Institute of Technology where he took up music and electronics.

Carlos Semisi designs Tee-shirts that anyone can wear. He hails from Motusa in Itu'ti'i.

John Garisau is a sign artist whose mother is from Losa in Itu'ti'u.

Karay Kunou is fashion designer who began her career while still in seconday school.

Sonny Sofe is an artist in Fiji who bridges three cultural traditions: Rotuman, Samoan, and Fijian. His father is Samoan and his mother is from Rotuma. We was born in Fiji and raised in Samoa, but has been living in Fiji since 2004. Noting that Rotuman artwork has waned over the decades he has set his sights on reviving it.

Micah Fursetafa is a self–taught artist of Rotuman heritage who has been interested in pencil shading and drawing since the age of ten. He began painting in 2006 at the Oceania Centre, USP, starting off with ink painting. He later on painted using acrylics in 2008 and won the Fiji Arts Council "Emerging Artist Award 2008" during the National Fine Arts Exhibition.

Kepone Fiu is a former Dudley High School now basec in Sydney, Australia. In 2007 he brought his group Cool Runnings for a series of shows around Fiji. Cool Runnings was formed in Sydney in 2003 and grew to become one of Australia's most sought after reggae acts. In February 2010 the group released a single titled 'Just Because' which is available on iTunes. Kepone's roots are firmly entrenched in Tuakoi village, Itu'ti'u, and Charles Street in Bagasau, Suva where the Rastaman spent his early years.

Jarrad Wilson is a talented musician from Perth, Australia. His first album, Altruism, in a style that reverberates sounds of the 80’s, is to be released in August 2010. Jarrad is the grandson of Emily Kautane List (nee Hoerder) of Nelson, NZ, and the youngest son of Moira and Richard Wilson of Perth, Australia.

John Mausio hails from Salvei and Noatau, the Island of Rotuma and is a self taught artist. His parents are Fakrautonga Mausio – Marenteu, Noa‘tau and Petero Mausio from the village of Savlei. He is registered with the Fiji Arts Council and is a member of the Rako Group. He aims to be a specialist in mural art.

His skills range from screen printing, graphic design, sign writing and community facilitation.

Jason Konrote is originally from Pepjei, Rotuma with maternal links to the Rounds. Jason says music has become a way for him to express his identity as a young Rotuman living in a multi-cultural society.

Harry Tivaknoa paints, designs clothes and earrings and hand bands, but he is also a song writer, poet and singer. All the songs are his own original compositions and sung in the Rotuman language.

Check out his album Afaga

Michael Mausio is an artist, designer and entrepreneur who has been in the fashion industry for the past 8 years. He is also a law student at USP as well as studying renewable energy. His father is Dino Mausio, son of Joseph Irao Mausio from Tuaoi in Juju and his mother, Babetlegh Rubecki Sturton, is Polish-Russian. His design concepts are heavily influenced by climate change as well as his diverse cultural heritage. He currently has his own fashion label —Mausio—where they make made to measure garments as well as specialize in men's wear.

The Eastern Brothers have been the resident band at The Ranch nightclub in Suva for several years. Initially formed as an all-Rotuman band in 2003, the Brothers have evolved both in terms of membership and sound—from the all-island feel to a more inclusive style that embraces everything popular.

Fumaru Fatiaki, from Oinafa creates beautifully crafted crowns for the Vodafone Miss Hibiscus winners. In addition to the crowns and tiaras, Fumaru designed the winning sash for all the categories. Fumaru hopes to continue designing wearable arts and would like to be involved in more charity work as well seeing that the gay community are accepted and respected.

Rosie Emberson-Semesi is no stranger to the Fiji Fashion industry, having featured in almost every important fashion event in Fiji since the 1980s. Known for her work with masi and her loud bold prints which more than anything celebrates Pacific artforms, Ms Semisi-Emberson is a rarity in that while her art comes naturally to her, she has also sought and achieved formal qualifications in both apparel and textiles as well as in visual arts and fabric printing.

Romano Fatiaki Sosefo is a talented Rotuman tattooist and painter. He is also known by his artistic moniker 'Romano Mạurea'. Based between Nadi, Fiji and South of Sydney, Australia, he is passionate about researching and reviving Rotuman art forms. This can clearly be seen in his unique Rotuman tattoo art and oil paintings, which are inspired by Rotuman culture, legends, the ocean and island life.

Mānoa Erasito Teaiwa is a young male dancer who was born in Suva, Fiji and migrated to Wellington, New Zealand in 2000. He is of Rotuman, African American, I-Kiribati, and Cornish descent. Mānoa took up hip-hop dance classes at the age of 13 and enjoyed this form of expression and creativity. He graduated with a diploma from Whitireia Performing Arts Centre in November 2013.

Renee Leslie is the daughter of Rita Bentley and Francis Leslie, and the grandchild of Fanefau Fatiaki and Alfred Bentley. She currently resides on the Gold Coast of Australia where she draw her inspirations of hand painting on glass from my island homes of Fiji and Rotuma.

Rita Schrader is an Australian freelance artist of German and Rotuman heritage.  Raised in Adelaide, Schrader was introduced to painting at an early age while at school at Mount Gambier in South Australia.

She is the daughter of Akesa Schrader, nee John, who is the sister of Colonel Alfred Tua'toko, the former acting Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Their father comes from Hapmak, Rotuma and their mother hails from Malniu, Motusa, Rotuma. Rita's father, Peter Schrader, is Australian of German and English descent. Both his parents were born in Adelaide.

Jed Taylor is a 20-year-old Rotuman (as of June 2016), who won a star search contest in 2014 with an impressive dance performance. He was accepted into the prestigious Hollywood Immersive Dance Program.

Ravai Titifanue opened an online fashion boutique —The Colour Closet—in 2018, with the intention to bring poppirlg bright outfits to New Zealanders all year round. Based in Wellington, Ravai sells Pacific inspired women's clothing that ranges from casual to formal.

Fashion Designer Moira Sulvalu began as an emerging designer in 2009 on the Fiji Fashion Week runaway before growing an organic online company. She started with drawing which led to a passion for designing, so she left her day job and founded a small business.

Tahi Fiu is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and an aspiring bassist. He was born and brought up in Sydney, Australia. His father is renowned Rotuman bassist Kepone Fiu. His family is from Motusa.

Christine Molilava Fatiaki designs clothing and other items at her Blessed 2 Bless fashion boutique where she displays a range of jewelry, garlands, and headpieces made from Tefui, a flower unique to Rotuma.

Ragafuata Makarite is the resilient mother of five who relies on creating and selling earrings and tie dye items to provide for her family. She sells items made using fresh water pearls, tie dye fabric and recycled beads. She is a member of the Lautoka Women's Club and the Fiji Arts Council. Ragafuata grew up in Suva and hails from Hapmak in Rotuma and shares maternal links to Motusa.

Rosie Roache is a Rotuman-Samoan photographer who specializes in the beauty of candid images. She was raised in the vibrant Manurewa in Auckland, which she says is “a very warm place with a lot of culture, hospitality and great food." In the 2024 Dunedin Fringe Festival her interactive photography exhibit, entitled ‘Brown Skin Girls’, captures Pacific complexions, beauty and movement against the backdrop of Ōtepoti.

For additional Rotuman artists in Fiji go to http://fiji.spla.pro/list.person.htm