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Areta Wilkinson
- Name
- Areta Wilkinson
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāi Tahu/Kāi Tahu/MāoriKāti Māmoe/MāoriWaitaha/Māori
- Date of Birth
- 26 Nov 1969
- Place of Birth
- Kaitaia/Northland (region)/New Zealand
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Biography
Areta Wilkinson was born in Kaitaia and is one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary jewellers. Her art practice combines metalsmithing, applied arts and customary Māori methods.
After completing a Diploma in Design at Unitec in 1991, Wilkinson began practising and exhibiting. During the 1990s, she found support for her making through the Fingers Collective and by cofounding the shared studio Workshop6. In 2014, she gained her PhD in Fine Arts from Massey University’s Te Pūtahi-a-Toi School of Māori Knowledge.
Over the past 30 years, Wilkinson’s approach has recalled the importance of ancestral forms, adornment-making traditions, Māori cultural beliefs and the place of memory within adornment. It is a practice that challenges art instiutions to shift the way they engage with taonga and understand collection objects.
After completing a Diploma in Design at Unitec in 1991, Wilkinson began practising and exhibiting. During the 1990s, she found support for her making through the Fingers Collective and by cofounding the shared studio Workshop6. In 2014, she gained her PhD in Fine Arts from Massey University’s Te Pūtahi-a-Toi School of Māori Knowledge.
Over the past 30 years, Wilkinson’s approach has recalled the importance of ancestral forms, adornment-making traditions, Māori cultural beliefs and the place of memory within adornment. It is a practice that challenges art instiutions to shift the way they engage with taonga and understand collection objects.
Artworks by Areta Wilkinson (4)
Hei Ata Āhua
Areta Wilkinson
2018
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27.07.2016. Tiki. 1886.1.1167. Forster collection. Pitt Rivers Museum. University of Oxford. Oxford. England
Areta Wilkinson
2016
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19.01.2010. Tiki. Z6469. Cheviot Hills Station. North Canterbury. Te Waipounamu South Island. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. University of Cambridge. Cambridge. England
Areta Wilkinson
2017
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16.08.2016. Moa leg. Von Haast. Ōtautahi Christchurch. Collection of Museum of Zoology. University of Cambridge. Cambridge. England
Areta Wilkinson
16 Aug 2016
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