Māia Abraham

Māia Abraham (Ngāi the Rangi, Tūhoe) is a curator and artist living currently in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Having moved from Katikati, he completed a BFA majoring in Sculpture from The University of Canterbury in 2017. Within his practice he uses art and curating as a way of exploring kaupapa Māori ways of thinking and working; asking how does manaakitanga exist in the arts? Or perhaps why is whanaungatanga important to the artistic process? Māia is one of 3 kaiwhakahaere of Ōtautahi Kōrerotia, a collective producing events and exhibitions for and by local Christchurch artists. He was the Toi Māori and Creative New Zealand Māori Art intern at Blue Oyster Art Project Space for 2018, co-curating the exhibition 'Wā o mua', September 2018. Other curated exhibitions planned for this year are 'Whitu' at Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, June 2019. Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Dunedin, July 2019. Enjoy Public Art Gallery, September, October 2019. Hastings City Art Gallery, November 2019.