ARETA WILKINSON
b. 1969, New ZealandAreta Wilkinson was born in Kaitaia in the far north of New Zealand, living and working in Auckland for most of her professional life. She has recently moved to Oxford, Canterbury and is currently a PhD Candidate in Fine Arts (Maori Studies) at Massey University, NZ.
Areta Wilkinson is a leading Maori jeweller. Through her work she explores ideas about adornment, wealth, and the preciousness of materials. She also examines local and global issues, including identity (particularly her Ngai Tahu identity), dislocation, memory, protection, and spirituality.
Although much of Wilkinson’s work relates to her Maori/Ngai Tahu identity, it generally does not draw on the forms of customary Maori jewellery such as heitiki
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