Ake Lianga

Ake Lianga (born 1975 on Guadalcanal) is a Solomon Islands screen printer and painter, who has "gained recognition for paintings and murals throughout Oceania".

After schooling, Lianga became self-employed as a sign painter and mural artist. In 1995, he won the South Pacific Contemporary Art Competition.

In 1996, he won the Commonwealth Arts and Crafts award for painting, and began studying at North Island College in Canada. He graduated in Fine Arts in 1999. During his final semester, he was hired by the College to teach printmaking to first year students.

His work was exhibited at the Comox Valley Art Gallery in 1998, at the Alcheringa Gallery in 2001, Lianga's art has also been featured on the cover of the autumn 2004 edition of The Contemporary Pacific.