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Aroha Dahm (b.1965) is a Maori artist from the Ruapani, Tuhoe and Potiki tribes who learned raranga -- the art of weaving -- under weaver Erenora Puketapu-Hetet. Her work has been included in major group shows in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States. In 2002, Dahm was invited to demonstrate and promote traditional Maori weaving at a group exhibition of Maori art in Barcelona, Spain.
Nigel Hamahona (b.1968) is a Maori artist from the Ngati Kahungunu tribe who trained under master carver Dr. Paki Harrison and graduated with a degree in whakairo -- Maori carving. Hamahona is a carver of wood in both traditional and contemporary specialties, working full time on carving projects and commissions in New Zealand and the United States.
Naomi Leonard (b.1955) is a Maori artist from the Waitaha and Ngati Ranginui tribe who also traces her ancestry to Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. Leonard is a self taught weaver, painter and sculpter; her works have been exhibited widely in New Zealand, Italy, Holland, USA, Hawaii, Australia, Rapanui (Easter Island), and Rarotonga. Robyn Kahukiwa (b.1940) is a Maori artist from the Ngati Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti & Te Whanaunga Ruataupare tribes who began her career as an art teacher. She is best-known for her large-scale vibrant paintings that address Mana Maori -- the power and prestige of Maori people -- and most importantly, Maori women or Mana Wahine. Over three decades, Kahukiwa has exhibited her work in New Zealand and "no contemporary Maori artist's imagery is more immediately recognizable," claims a noted NZ art critic. International institutions that have purchased work for their permanent collections include the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, National Art Gallery of Australia and Te Papa - The National Museum of New Zealand.
Rikirirangi Manuel (b.1963) is a Maori artist from the Ngati Porou tribe who trained under master carver Hone Taiapa and graduated with honors from the New Zealand Arts & Crafts Institute. Manuel is a noted Ta Moko expert, the traditional Maori art practice of tattoo. His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including group exhibitions of Maori art in Europe, Canada and the United States.
James Taoni-a Rickard (b.1950) is a Maori artist from the Ngati Koate & Ngati Hinerupe tribes who trained under master carver Hone Taiapa. Rickard has been carving for 38 years and is employed as senior tutor and master carver at the prestigious New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute. His wood carvings have been exhibited in New Zealand, Europe and the United States.
Dave Te Hira (b.1961) is a Maori artist from the Te Rarawa and Ngai Te Rangi tribes who trained under master carver Rangi Hetet and graduated from Te Wananga o Raukawa with an art and design degree. Currently employed as a traditional Maori carving tutor, Te Hira has undertaken commissions in New Zealand and the United States.
Charles Wilson (b.1944) is a Maori artist from the Te Arawa tribe who works in jade and bone and specializes in body adornment and Maori weaponry. His work is highly sought after in New Zealand for its authenticity and originality. Wilson's pounamu -- jade carvings -- have been exhibited and collected in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Australian Aboriginal Artists
Walangari Wangardi Karntawarra Jakamarra, also known as Colin McCormack ( b.1961) is an Australian artist of the Arrernte, Luritja, Walpiri, Yankuntjatjarra, Pintubi and Alyawarre peoples of the Central and Western Desert. Jakamarra views painting as a form of communication between cultures. It was the legacy of his famous great grandfather, Albert Namatjira and the inspiration of his grandfather Clifford Possum that encouraged him to paint. His work tells the traditional stories of his people and feature the iconography of the desert. Jakamarra’s paintings are widely acclaimed and he has exhibited extensively both in Australia and overseas.
James P Simon (b. 1957) is an Australian artist from the Wiradjuri Tribe in New South Wales who studied painting at the Eora Centre Arts College in Sydney. His works are in notable collections, including James Holmes a Court Collection, Australian National Gallery and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Simon’s work is recognized throughout the South Sydney area with his many public art pieces including, exposed murals and giant mosaic projects in the Sydney suburb of Redfern area where he lives.
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