Rauemi mō ngā Kaitiaki Taonga
Resources for curators.
Māori Curatorial Network
Hollie Tawhiao
Hollie Tawhiao (Ngāti Tiipa, Pākeha) completed her Master of Contemporary Arts with distinction at Te Pūkenga | WINTEC, Kirikiriroa. She also holds a PGDip in Museum Studies with distinction from Massey University and received her BFA Hons from ELAM, Auckland. Based in Kirikiriroa, Hollie is a published academic writer, reviewer, curator, artist, and researcher. Her work values whakapapa and whimsy, recognising the benefits of curated levity as a lens on te ao and the futurity of whakapapa. She was previously RAMP Gallery Manager at WINTEC prior to her current role as Kaitiaki Mātangireia at the University of Waikato.
Māori Curatorial Network
Hāwea Apiata
Hāwea Apiata (Ngāti Kura, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toa rangatira) is a writer, researcher, and curator based in Kirikiriroa, Waikato. He approaches his research and curatorial work as forms of storytelling, with his practice being guided and inspired by his commitment to land, language, and lineage. He completed a Master of Arts at UoW and his writing has been published in a range of journals and anthologies bothin Aotearoa and overseas. Much of his work explores the intersection of visual arts and creative writing though, he is open to collaboration with ringatoi who work in all mediums and forms. He currently works as the Poukōkiri Mātauranga Toi at the University of Waikato in Kirikiriroa Hamilton.
