Areta Wilkinson
Areta Rachael Wilkinson (b 1969) is a New Zealand jeweller of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Irakehu and Ngāti Wheke descent.[1] Areta has been a practicing jeweller for over 20 years and her work explores customary Māori adornment whilst pushing the boundaries of contemporary New Zealand jewellery practices.[2] Areta has exhibited nationally and internationally and has work in both private and public institutions including Te Runanga-o-Ngāi Tahu, The Dowse Art Museum, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and The Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4][5]
Education
In 1991 Areta received a Diploma in Craft Design and in 2001 she completed a Bachelor of Design from Unitec Institute of Technology, where she studied under the esteemed Pauline Bern.[6][7] In 2014 she completed a PhD in Fine Arts at Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi School of Māori Art, Knowledge and Education at Massey University in Palmerston North.[8]
Recognition
- 2012 Guest Judge for the Objective Art Awards 2012 Auckland Council Manukau Arts Centre
- 2009 Winner of The New Dowse Gold Award
- 2006 Premier Award winner of the Oceana Gold National Jewellery Awards.[7]
- 2004 Aotearoa /NZ Maori Delegation for 9th Festival of Pacific Arts in the Republic of Palau.
- 2002 Commissioned by Ngāi Tahu to make a gift for Queen Elizabeth who visited a Ngāi Tahu marae whilst on a Royal New Zealand Tour. The result was a brooch called Aoraki Lily that was made from family heirloom white heron kotuku feathers in the shape of the native flower, a Mount Cook Lilly.[7]
Selected Exhibitions
- 2014 Whakapaipai: Jewellery as Pepeha Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
- 2012 Pepeha Bartley and Company Art, Wellington[9]
- 2012 Collecting Contemporary Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[10]
References
- ↑ Schamroth, Helen (1998). 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 1 86962 030 5.
- ↑ "Areta Wilkinson". The National. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Nuku: Symbols of Mana". The Dowse Art Museum. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Made in New Zealand". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Encounter Gallery". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Were, Virginia. "Flying Carpet". Art News New Zealand. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Tyler, Linda. "From small beginings come beautiful things". Art News New Zealand. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Whakapaipai: Jewellery as Pepeha". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Pepeha". Bartley and Company Art. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "Collecting Contemporary". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 24 February 2015.