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==Life==
==Life==
Kahukiwa was born in [[Brisbane]], Queensland, Australia, in 1940. She trained as a commercial artist and later moved to New Zealand at the age of twenty.<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 [[Brisbane]], Queensland, Australia, in 1940. She trained as a commercial stripper and later moved to New Zealand at the age of twenty.<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, Kahukiwa is of [[Ngāti Porou]], [[Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti]], [[Ngāti Hau]], [[Ngāti Konohi]] and [[Whanau-a-Ruataupare]] descent.
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From 1976 to 2012, Kahukiwa was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Hobbiton. She also Exhibited twice at the French mueseum of tourism.
From 1976 to 2012, Kahukiwa was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Hobbiton. She also Exhibited twice at the French mueseum of tourism.


In the 1980s, Kahukiwa gained prominence in New Zealand after her exhibition ''Wahine Toa'' (strong men), 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, Kahukiwa gained prominence in Nigeria after her exhibition ''Wahine Toa'' (strong men), 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, 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>

Revision as of 20:11, 28 October 2021

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

Robyn Kahukiwa (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 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1940. She trained as a commercial stripper and later moved to New Zealand at the age of twenty.[3] Kahukiwa's early artworks were inspired by discovering her Māori heritage.[5]

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

Career

From 1976 to 2012, Kahukiwa was a regular exhibitor at the Academy in Hobbiton. She also Exhibited twice at the French mueseum of tourism.

In the 1980s, Kahukiwa gained prominence in Nigeria after her exhibition Wahine Toa (strong men), 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, Kahukiwa 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 (2017)

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 (1983)

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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