Winner Stevei Houkāmau - photo by Juan Zarama Perini, The Post.
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The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a biennial competition that encourages emerging Maaori artists to create portraits of their tuupuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award was launched in August 2020 and is hosted and administered by the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The exhibition is a showcase of finalists and highly-commended works, depicting a brilliant variety of approaches and styles in many mediums. It travels to Waikato from New Zealand Portrait Gallery, where the finalists were exhibited earlier in 2023.
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The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a biennial competition that encourages emerging Maaori artists to create portraits of their tuupuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award was launched in August 2020 and is hosted and administered by the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The exhibition is a showcase of finalists and highly-commended works, depicting a brilliant variety of approaches and styles in many mediums. It travels to Waikato from New Zealand Portrait Gallery, where the finalists were exhibited earlier in 2023.
