Kura Te Waru-Rewiri
RĀ TUARUA | 3.15PM
MANAWA PAOPAO | MĀTIRO WHAKAMUA
He Tohu: Manifesting the health and vitality of creative and cultural expression for Toi Ngāpuhi in a contemporary world.
Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, Dr Ella Henry, Horomona Horo, Dr Te Kawehau Hoskins, Evelyn Tobin, Kura Te Waru-Rewiri, Tāwera Ngaronoa Tahuri.
IWI: Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa
HAPŪ: Ngāti Pakahi, Ngātirangi, Ngāti Kauwhata
Kura is a contemporary Māori artist, art educator and academic and is currently the Associate Professor of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University.
She has exhibited widely and her paintings, which often explore mana wahine, are represented in numerous public and private exhibitions both within New Zealand and around the world.
Kura’s paintings are held in prestigious collections such as Wellington’s Te Papa Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Waikato Museum of Art & History, Dunedin Art Gallery, The University of Auckland and the National Art Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
She was previously a member of Te Waka Toi and in 2019 she received the Te Tohu o Te Papa Rongomaraeroa Award for excellence and outstanding contribution to Nga Toi Māori.
