Rotorua artists shortlisted for Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
11 May, 2021 02:28 AM
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A piece of art for which Rotorua's Terry Ferguson has been shortlisted for the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. Photo / Supplied
A piece of art for which Rotorua's Terry Ferguson has been shortlisted for the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Portraits featuring whakairo (carving), raranga (weaving), photography, ceramics and oil paintings are just some of the works shortlisted in the country's first portraiture award in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The award, a partnership between the Office of the Kiingitanga and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, was launched to inspire a new generation of emerging Māori artists to create portraits of their tūpuna (ancestors).