Te Rongo Kirkwood

Name
Te Rongo Kirkwood
Iwi/Ethnicity
Te Waiohua/Māori
Te Kawerau ā Maki/Māori
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki/Māori
Ngāpuhi/Māori
Date of birth
1973
Gender
Female
Biography
Blurring the lines between sculpture, craft and personal adornment, Te Rongo Kirkwood’s fused glass and textile practice employs abstract symbols and patterns to evoke the natural and celestial worlds, recalling customary Māori art and adornment.

Born in the Waikato, Kirkwood is now based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland after living in the United Kingdom and Europe for 12 years. She has exhibited in Aotearoa and internationally.