New exhibition at Wairau Māori Art Gallery will feature the works of iconic Māori modernist artists

A ground-breaking Māori art historian once referred to Northland as “The crucible of Māori art” and a local exhibition opening next week has set out to honour that notion.

Wairau Māori Art Gallery, based at Whangārei Town Basin as part of the Hundertwasser Art Centre, is hosting a special exhibition featuring the works of eight iconic Māori modernist artists who all had links to Northland.

The exhibition, “Te Ao Hurihuri,” pays homage to the legacy of these trailblazing artists who have shaped and influenced Māori art for generations, says Wairau Māori Art Gallery Te Ringa Hautu Toi / Director Larissa McMillan (Ngāpuhi, Te Parawhau).

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