Toitu Toiora was the landmark exhibition held at the Auckland Art Gallery in 2020. It endured a number of obstacles before opening night, including Covid 19 and the public resignation of its Maori ...

The Maori art of tattooing is deeply rooted in their culture, and stems from a legend of two lovers— Mataora and Niwareka. According to the legend, Mataora was a chief who lived in the natural ...

An artist will create in zero gravity for the first time in 2009. New Zealand’s Makoure Scott won a spot on the Virgin Galactic’s first flight by submitting a portfolio of his Maori-influenced ...

NOT only students of Maori ethnography, but those who are interested in artistic technology, will heartily congratulate Mr. A. Hamilton on the completion of his great work on “Maori Art.” ...

An oil painting of a Māori elder by New Zealand painter Charles Frederick Goldie was sold at an auction for a record £1.7m, becoming the most valuable work in New Zealand’s art history ...

An oil painting of Maori elder Wharekauri Tahuna by Charles Frederick Goldie sold for a record-breaking $3.75 million, becoming the most valuable Maori portrait in New Zealand art history.

Maori art embodies the world of ideas and beliefs, confirming the artists’ notions about who they are and where they came from - the universe and the spiritual realm. The exhibit shows several wooden ...

A Maori tattoo artist's perfect day in Wellington. Tā moko practitioner Taryn Beri shares the best sights, bites, and art in the city.

This Man Has Helped Give 460 Dead Whales a Second Life—As Art. Hori Parata handles dead whales on New Zealand beaches the Maori way: He extracts the bones so they can be carved into jewelry or art.