Though clearly done in a Maori style, his art is always evolving—as is the artist. “I am a work in progress,” he says. Nuku was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and grew up in Omahu, a small village on ...

As told by the many who wear moko, these taonga are far more than skin deep - they are a physical manifestation of identity, ...

Ms Anderson, who runs a life coaching business, had her moko kauae done a few years ago by a Maori artist. She has been quoted as saying it symbolises what she has gone through in life ...

An oil painting of a Māori elder has fetched a record price at an auction on Tuesday, making it the most valuable artwork of its kind in New Zealand history. The painting by famed local artist ...

DOUBLE BURIAL, a multimedia art exhibition made in collaboration between Māori and Chinese artists, debuts in Northland ahead ...

Create work that is enriched by a deep understanding of culture in a programme that has its foundations in kaupapa Māori. Connect with indigenous artists, curators and galleries to help grow your ...

Nga Puna Waihanga (Māori Artists and Writers Association) is a network of Māori artists, writers, poets, sculptors and other Māori creators. It began in Te Kaha in 1973 and claims to be the tuakana ...

Kura Te Waru Rewiri is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most celebrated Māori women artists. Kura studied fine art at Ilam School of Fine Arts. She became a member of Nga Tamatoa Maori activist group, ...

Features the contemporary Maori artists organisation. Outlines its background, aims and objectives, current operations and funding. Previews the hui a tau.

Doctoral qualifications require additional entry requirements. Many of New Zealand's most respected Māori artists are graduates of the Master of Māori Visual Arts. More recent graduates attract ...

A pioneer of contemporary Māori art, a film producer and a writer of speculative fiction are among the recipients of New ...