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Tanja McMillan

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Tanja McMillan (Misery)
McMillan in 2025
Born
Tanja Jade Thompson

1982 (age 43–44)
Maryborough, Australia
Known forpainting, drawing, sculpture
Styletattoo style, graffiti,kimo-kawaii
SpouseTom McMillan (Tom Tom)

Tanja Jade McMillan (bornTanja Jade Thompson, alsoTanja Jade, andMisery; 1982) is a graffiti artist and painter ofTahitian andChinese descent[1] best known asMisery, based inAuckland,New Zealand.[2][3]

"Thief" (2015) by McMillan and John Oz, one of two sculptures located onKarangahape Road, Auckland
Misery on the cover of Verve, April 2022 issue

Art career

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McMillan was born inMaryborough, Australia. She started painting as Misery in 1997 atAuckland Metropolitan College, where she became friends with fellow student Elliot O'Donnell, best known as Askew, who given McMillan the nameMisery.[4][5]

In 2010, McMillan temporarily abandoned the name Misery at age 28 when she felt the brand was consuming her[6] by ceremonially auctioning off the last of the Misery works at Webb's auction house in Auckland.[4]

McMillan has since reclaimed the name Misery and describes her style askimo-kawaii, creepy and cute in Japanese.[7] Her husband is well known New Zealand tattoo artist Tom McMillan, best known as Tom Tom.[8]

There are two bronze sculptures namedTwist andThief by McMillan onKarangahape Road, commissioned byAuckland Council to be part of Auckland Council Art Collection in collaboration with John Oz.[9] McMillan have collaborated with many well known designers and brands, such asNew Balance,[10] Blunt,[11] Bitra,CasioBaby-G, Telecom, Serato andPiaggio.[12]

McMillan has been shown extensively in New Zealand and internationally such asBerlin,Taiwan,Melbourne,Paris,Hawaii andLos Angeles.[13]

Selected solo exhibitions

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  • 2025:Forbidden Fruits,Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[14]
  • 2024:All Tomorrow's Parties, Outré Gallery,Fitzroy, Australia[15]
  • 2023:Happy Valley, Outré Gallery, Fitzroy, Australia[16]
  • 2021:Fountain of Flowers, 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[17]
  • 2021:Tang Tang, Outré Gallery, Fitzroy,Australia[18]
  • 2013:Misery: Momo,Ponsonby Central, Auckland, New Zealand[19]
  • 2011:Momoka,Backwoods Gallery, Collingwood, Australia[20]
  • 2010:Misery: Deceased Estate Auction, City Works Depot, Auckland, New Zealand[4]
  • 2010:Misery, Shed 2, Auckland, New Zealand[21]
  • 2009:Misery: The Heart of Misery, Plaything Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[22]
  • 2008:Misery: Holly Melancholy & The Night That Saved The Day, Webbs, Auckland, New Zealand[23]
  • 2007:Misery: Mighty Monster Masquerade, St Kevin’s Arcade, New Zealand[24]

Selected group exhibitions

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  • 2025:Dreamland Awaits, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles,California, United States[25]
  • 2025:Aotearoa Art Fair, Bergman Gallery,Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[26]
  • 2024:Belonging, Stories of Contemporary New Zealand Asian Artists, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[27]
  • 2024:Aotearoa Art Fair, Bergman Gallery, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[28]
  • 2023:Horizon, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[29]
  • 2023:A Place to Call Home - Contemporary New Zealand Asian Art, Bergman Gallery, Auckland,New Zealand[30]
  • 2023:Vanguard, Outré Gallery,Fitzroy Australia[16]
  • 2022:Shiny Things, The Mercury Plaza, Auckland, New Zealand[31]
  • 2022:Bunch, North Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[32]
  • 2021:The Most Dedicated: An Aotearoa Graffiti Story,Dowse Art Museum, Wellington, New Zealand[33]
  • 2021:Group Exhibition, Outré Gallery, Fitzroy Australia[16]
  • 2021: The Maxx Dose,Corbin Estate Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[34]
  • 2020:Yokai! Yokai!, Outré Gallery, Melbourne Australia[16]
  • 2020:Perspective - Women in Urban Art, Fiksate Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand[35]
  • 2015:The Self-Drawing Hand (La Main qui dessinait toute seule), Danysz Gallery,Paris, France[16]
  • 2014:Pow Wow, Street Art Festival, Hawaii, United States[36]
  • 2012:DabsMyla and Friends, Think Space Gallery, New York, United States[37]

References

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  1. ^"Misery/Tanja Jade".TMD CREW. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  2. ^RUSSELL, NICOLA (2010-11-06)."She's moving on from Misery".Stuff. Retrieved2023-11-09.
  3. ^Newton, Katie (2018-08-09)."Kimo-kawaii: Where creepy and cute meet".Stuff. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  4. ^abcRUSSELL, NICOLA (2010-11-06)."She's moving on from Misery".Stuff. Retrieved2023-11-09.
  5. ^"Misery/Tanja Jade".TMD CREW. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  6. ^RUSSELL, NICOLA (2010-11-02)."It's time to end Misery".Stuff. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  7. ^Newton, Katie (2018-08-09)."Kimo-kawaii: Where creepy and cute meet".Stuff. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  8. ^Bell, Kyle (2016-10-06)."Against the Grain: How Tom Tom Founded Sunset Tattoo from a Self-Made Accident".Concrete Playground. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  9. ^Oz, Tanja McMillan, John."Thief".Auckland Public Art. Retrieved2023-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^"Auckland artist Misery's 'New Balance'".Remix Magazine. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  11. ^FNZ (2019-07-22)."Blunt Umbrellas release covetable collaboration with Misery".FashioNZ. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  12. ^"Creative Mornings with Misery".Concrete Playground. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  13. ^"WHAU RIVER – TANJA MCMILLAN (MISERY) - News".LynnMall. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  14. ^"Tanja McMillan at Bergman Gallery | Artsdiary 4358".artsdiary.co.nz. Retrieved2025-09-20.
  15. ^"Tanja McMillan: All tomorrow's... | Exhibitions | MutualArt".www.outregallery.com. Retrieved2024-10-09.
  16. ^abcde"Tanya McMillan (Misery)".MutualArt. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  17. ^"Fountain of Flowers by Tanja McMillan (Misery)".12 Gallery. 2021-07-30. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  18. ^"Misery and her Tang Tang Ladies".Outré Gallery. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  19. ^"Showing at Ponsonby Central".Ponsonby News (03-05-2013): 132. May 2013.
  20. ^"Exhibitions".Backwoods Gallery. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  21. ^"Life lessons: Tanja Jade aka Misery".NZ Herald. 2023-11-10. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  22. ^"Heart of Misery Exhibition Launches at Plaything Gallery".Designer Direction - Home of NZ Fashion. 2009-08-13. Retrieved2025-09-25.
  23. ^"Misery's loves - Lifestyle News".NZ Herald. Retrieved2025-09-24.
  24. ^"Mighty Monster Masquerade".UnderTheRadarNZ. Retrieved2025-09-24.
  25. ^"Dreamland awaits".Meer. 2025-04-25. Retrieved2025-09-25.
  26. ^"Bergman at Aotearoa Art Fair".Artnow. Retrieved2025-09-20.
  27. ^Mahajan, Praneeta (2024-07-12)."Artists to showcase Asian Heritage at Bergman Gallery".indiannewslink.co.nz. Retrieved2024-10-09.
  28. ^"Bergman Gallery | Aotearoa Art Fair 2024".Artnow. Retrieved2024-10-09.
  29. ^"Horizon".Artnow. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  30. ^"Opening: A Place To Call Home".Artnow. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  31. ^Woods, Reuben (2022-04-13)."Showtime!". Retrieved2023-11-10.
  32. ^"Exhibition: Daisy Chain Collective| Bunch - Auckland - Eventfinda".www.eventfinda.co.nz. Retrieved2025-09-25.
  33. ^Museum, The Dowse Art (2023-03-20)."The Most Dedicated: An Aotearoa Graffiti Story".dowse.org.nz. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  34. ^"The Maxx Dose | Corban Estate Arts Centre".ceac.org.nz. Retrieved2023-11-10.
  35. ^Woods, Reuben (2020-10-28)."Perspective: Women in Urban Art @ Fiksate Studio & Gallery". Retrieved2023-11-10.
  36. ^Yoshino, Aaron K. (2020-03-05)."2020 Marks 10 Years of Pow! Wow!, the Now-Global Street-Art Festival That Originated in Hawai'i".Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved2025-09-25.
  37. ^"Marvelous Expeditions".Thinkspace Projects. Retrieved2025-09-25.
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