Press Release – NZ Portrait Gallery
Bodie Friend from Waikato been announced the winner of the 2021 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 cash prize.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner from an impressive 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists at the TSB Arena in Wellington on Thursday 27 May 2021.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who officially opened the exhibition with a blessing.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph
depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more
affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner
from an impressive 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists
at the TSB Arena in Wellington on Thursday 27 May
2021.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place
where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia
to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who
officially opened the exhibition with a
blessing.
Bodie, whose iwi affiliations include
Waikato, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura,
Ngāti Pūkenga, Tapuika, and Ngāti Porou, says the award
News from NZ Portrait Gallery
Bodie Friend from Waikato is the winner of the 2021 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award with a $20,000 cash prize.
Bodie’s work “
Nana”, a photograph depicting his great-uncle Pat Kingi, or as he’s more affectionately known as, Nana Pat, was chosen as the winner from 128 entries nationwide and 50 finalists at the TSB Arena in Wellington.
Following the award ceremony, a hikoi took place where the winner and runner-up were led by Kiingi Tuheitia to the NZ Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata who officially opened the exhibition with a blessing.
Bodie, whose iwi affiliations include Waikato, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tapuika, and Ngāti Porou, says the award win is still sinking in.