Robyn Kahukiwa

Robyn Kahukiwa is one of the leading artists of her generation, acclaimed in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. From the early 1970s on, she explored questions of heritage, identity, and sovereignty central to the Māori experience and relevant to Indigenous people around the globe. Her art ranges across diverse subjects, including colonisation and dispossession, motherhood and wellbeing, whakapapa and tikanga Māori. Kahukiwa was at the forefront of artistic development in Aotearoa, working across a variety of media, including painting, drawing, print-making, and sculpture. She was also an award-winning author and illustrator. She exhibited regularly during her lifetime and has works in collections all over the world. In 2020, she received Te Tohu Aroha mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu | Exemplary/Supreme Award at Te Waka Toi Awards in recognition of her extraordinary achievement.