Ngaahina Hohaia

Ngaahina Hohaia (born 1975) is a visual artist and weaver of Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Moeahu, Ngāti Haupoto and Greek descent from Parihaka, New Zealand.[1]

Ngaahina Hohaia
Born1975
NationalityNew Zealand
MovementContemporary Māori Art

Biography

Hohaia has artistic influences from her grandmothers. Her Māori grandmother was a weaver and Greek grandmother was a painter.[2]

Ngaahina gained a Masters in Māori Visual Arts from Toioho ki Āpiti in 2009 and in 2010 received the Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award.[3][2] In 2007 Hohaia received the Te Waka Toi Ngā Karapihi award.

Work

Her work often draws from Parihaka history and has been exhibited nationally and internationally.[4] Her contemporary art work uses traditional fibres combined with metals and silks.[2] Items she has created include jewellery and adornment pieces, sculpture and large-scale multimedia installations.[3]

Wellington's City Gallery opened a new gallery space Roderick and Gillian Deane Gallery for Maori and Pacific Art in 2009 with a large installation by Hohaia made up of over 500 poi created from natural fibre including woolen blankets. The work honours the messages of peace from Parihaka leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi.[5][6]

Exhibitions

Personal

Hundreds of people gathered at Ōwairaka mountain in Auckland in 2020 in solidarity for Hohaia after she made a complaint with the New Zealand police about a racial attack on her. Māori leaders spoke out against the decision made by the police not to prosecute.[11]

References
  1. "Artists poi reflect on pain of Parihaka". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. Hakaraia, Libby; Waata Urlich, Colleen, eds. (2008). Te kāhui o Matariki : contemporary Māori art for Matariki. Urlich, Colleen Waata, 1939-2015. North Shore City, N.Z.: Raupo. ISBN 978-0-14-300934-4. OCLC 213382039.
  3. "Ngaahina Hohaia". The Arts Foundation, New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Artist in residence to explain her influences". Taranaki Daily Times. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2016 – via Stuff.co.nz.
  5. "Parihaka poi opens new Deane Gallery". The Big Idea. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "Artist in residence to explain her influences". Stuff. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. "Ngahina Hohaia". Pātaka Art + Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  8. Borell, Nigel. "Manawa Wera". Pbjectspace. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. "Ngahina Hohaia". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. "City Gallery Wgtn Opening: On The Pain of Parihaka | Scoop News". Scoop. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  11. Tyson, Jessica. "Call for police to review alleged racial attack on Ngahina Hohaia". Māori Television. Retrieved 6 January 2021.


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