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Emerging Maori Artists Compete for $20K Portraiture Prize

4/17/2025

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The Kingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award, launched in 2020, shines a spotlight on emerging Maori artists, inviting them to craft ancestral portraits. Finalists like Shalom Rickard and Emily Wharekura vie for a $20,000 prize. The exhibition, opening May 21 at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Wellington, promises to be a vibrant celebration of Maori heritage.

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Story summary

The Kingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award, launched in 2020, shines a spotlight on emerging Maori artists, inviting them to craft ancestral portraits. Finalists like Shalom Rickard and Emily Wharekura vie for a $20,000 prize. The exhibition, opening May 21 at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Wellington, promises to be a vibrant celebration of Maori heritage.