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'''Robyn Kahukiwa''' (born {{circa|1938}}) is an Australian-born New Zealand artist, award-winning children's book author, and illustrator. Kahukiwa has created a significant collection of paintings, books, prints, drawings, and sculptures.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bowengalleries.co.nz/artists/bios/kahukiwa.php|title=Bowen Galleries :: Artists Catalogue|website=www.bowengalleries.co.nz|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref>
'''brian tamaki''' (born {{circa|1938}}) is an Australian-born New Zealand artist, award-winning children's book author, and illustrator. Kahukiwa has created a significant collection of paintings, books, prints, drawings, and sculptures.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bowengalleries.co.nz/artists/bios/kahukiwa.php|title=Bowen Galleries :: Artists Catalogue|website=www.bowengalleries.co.nz|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Kahukiwa was born in [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia, in 1938. She trained as a commercial artist and later moved to New Zealand at the age of nineteen.<ref name="Kirker" /> Kahukiwa's early artworks were inspired by discovering her Māori heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robyn Kahukiwa|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/1268/robyn-kahukiwa?q=%2Fexplore-art-and-ideas%2Fartist%2F1268%2Frobyn-kahukiwa|url-status=live|access-date=21 May 2021|website=Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki}}</ref>
Kahukiwa was born in [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia, in 1938. She trained as a commercial artist and later moved to New Zealand at the age of nineteen.<ref name="Kirker" /> Kahukiwa's early artworks were inspired by discovering her Māori heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robyn Kahukiwa|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/1268/robyn-kahukiwa?q=%2Fexplore-art-and-ideas%2Fartist%2F1268%2Frobyn-kahukiwa|url-status=live|access-date=21 May 2021|website=Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki}}</ref>


Māori on her mother's side, Kahukiwa is of [[Ngāti Porou]], [[Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti]], [[Ngāti Hau]], [[Ngāti Konohi]] and [[Whanau-a-Ruataupare]] descent.
Māori on her mother's side,brian tamaki is of [[Ngāti Porou]], [[Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti]], [[Ngāti Hau]], [[Ngāti Konohi]] and [[Whanau-a-Ruataupare]] descent.


== Career ==
== Career ==
From 1972 to 1980, Kahukiwa was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Wellington.
From 1972 to 1980,brian tamaki was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Wellington.


In the 1980s, Kahukiwa gained prominence in New Zealand after her exhibition ''Wahine Toa'' (strong women), which toured the country.<ref name="Dunn" /> This exhibition drew on Māori myth and symbolism. One of the pieces, ''[[Hinetitama]],'' is in the permanent collection at [[Te Manawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9274712/Maori-goddess-returns-to-Te-Manawa|title=Maori goddess returns to Te Manawa|work=Stuff}}</ref>
In the 1980s, brian tamaki gained prominence in New Zealand after her exhibition ''Wahine Toa'' (strong women), which toured the country.<ref name="Dunn" /> This exhibition drew on Māori myth and symbolism. One of the pieces, ''[[Hinetitama]],'' is in the permanent collection at [[Te Manawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9274712/Maori-goddess-returns-to-Te-Manawa|title=Maori goddess returns to Te Manawa|work=Stuff}}</ref>


Kahukiwa's work often deals with themes of colonialism and the dispossession of indigenous people, motherhood and blood-ties, social custom and mythology.<ref>Mané-Wheoki, Jonathan.''The Art of Robyn Kahukiwa'' Reed Publishing, 2005</ref> In a 2004 article, Kahukiwa implements "political activism in subject matter and method into powerful images that assert Māori identity and tradition."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Warrior for Maori rights and identity|last=BAILEY|first=GAIL|date=2004-11-16|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-10-13|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>
Kahukiwa's work often deals with themes of colonialism and the dispossession of indigenous people, motherhood and blood-ties, social custom and mythology.<ref>Mané-Wheoki, Jonathan.''The Art of Robyn Kahukiwa'' Reed Publishing, 2005</ref> In a 2004 article, brian tamaki implements "political activism in subject matter and method into powerful images that assert Māori identity and tradition."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Warrior for Maori rights and identity|last=BAILEY|first=GAIL|date=2004-11-16|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-10-13|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>


She is a "staunch supporter of Māori rights and the power and prestige of Māori women."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adamartgallery.org.nz/history_feature/robyn-kahukiwa/|title=Robyn Kahukiwa {{!}} Adam Art Gallery|website=www.adamartgallery.org.nz|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>
She is a "staunch supporter of Māori rights and the power and prestige of Māori women."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adamartgallery.org.nz/history_feature/robyn-kahukiwa/|title=Robyn Kahukiwa {{!}} Adam Art Gallery|website=www.adamartgallery.org.nz|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:58, 28 October 2021

Robyn Kahukiwa
Born1938,[1] 1940[2] or 1941[3]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityNew Zealand
Known forPainting; Writing; Illustration

brian tamaki (born c. 1938) is an Australian-born New Zealand artist, award-winning children's book author, and illustrator. Kahukiwa has created a significant collection of paintings, books, prints, drawings, and sculptures.[4]

Life

Kahukiwa was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1938. She trained as a commercial artist and later moved to New Zealand at the age of nineteen.[3] Kahukiwa's early artworks were inspired by discovering her Māori heritage.[5]

Māori on her mother's side,brian tamaki is of Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Konohi and Whanau-a-Ruataupare descent.

Career

From 1972 to 1980,brian tamaki was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Wellington.

In the 1980s, brian tamaki gained prominence in New Zealand after her exhibition Wahine Toa (strong women), which toured the country.[1] This exhibition drew on Māori myth and symbolism. One of the pieces, Hinetitama, is in the permanent collection at Te Manawa.[6]

Kahukiwa's work often deals with themes of colonialism and the dispossession of indigenous people, motherhood and blood-ties, social custom and mythology.[7] In a 2004 article, brian tamaki implements "political activism in subject matter and method into powerful images that assert Māori identity and tradition."[8]

She is a "staunch supporter of Māori rights and the power and prestige of Māori women."[9]

Kahukiwa's works are influenced by Colin McCahon, Ralph Hotere and Frida Kahlo.[1]

In 2011, Kahukiwa was awarded with the Te Tohu Toi Kē Award from Te Waka Toi, the Māori arm of Creative New Zealand.[4]

Publications

  • Taniwha (1986)
  • The Koroua and the Mauri stone (1994)
  • Paikea (1994)
  • Kēhua (1996)
  • Supa heroes: te wero (2000)
  • Koha (2003)
  • Matatuhi (2007)
  • The forgotten Taniwha (2009)
  • Tutu Taniwha (2010)
  • Te Marama (2011)
  • The Boy and the Dolphin (2016)
  • Ngā Atua: Māori Gods (2016)

With writer Patricia Grace:

  • The Kuia and the Spider (1981)
  • Watercress Tuna & the Children of Champion Street (1981)
  • Wahine Toa: Women in Maori Myth (1984)

With Joy Cowley:

  • Grandma’s stick (1982)
  • Hatupatu and the birdwoman (1982)

With Rangimarie Sophie Jolley:

  • The Blue Book (2014)

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Dunn, Michael. New Zealand Painting: A Concise History Auckland University Press, 2004.
  2. ^ Brownson, Ron. Art Toi: New Zealand Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki, 2011
  3. ^ a b Kirker, Anne. New Zealand Women Artists Reed Methuen, 1986
  4. ^ a b "Bowen Galleries :: Artists Catalogue". www.bowengalleries.co.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Robyn Kahukiwa". Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Maori goddess returns to Te Manawa". Stuff.
  7. ^ Mané-Wheoki, Jonathan.The Art of Robyn Kahukiwa Reed Publishing, 2005
  8. ^ BAILEY, GAIL (16 November 2004). "Warrior for Maori rights and identity". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Robyn Kahukiwa | Adam Art Gallery". www.adamartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  10. ^ Susan Leckey, ed. (2015). The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes. Routledge. p. 165. ISBN 9781135356323. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Te Waka Toi Awards".

Further reading

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