Siu I Moana (2)

Siu I Moana (2)

Artist
WHITE, Robin, 1946-
Date
2011
Description
Painting
Title
Siu I Moana (2)
Format
Ngatu ta'uli, barkcloth, tuitui (candlenut soot) umea and tongo (natural dyes and pigments)
Dimension
Three panels, 4560 x 5340mm

The Artist

Artist Robin White and poet Sam Hunt met in 1968 when they were both 22 years old. He was visiting Auckland to perform at the University Arts Festival and she had finished her Diploma of Fine Arts at Elam and was training to be a teacher. When Robin was offered a job at Mana College in Porirua in 1969, Sam found her a cottage to live in next to his at Bottle Creek on Paremata Harbour north of Wellington. She received a Graduate Dip.FA from Elam School of Fine Arts, 1968, and subsequently received the Distinguished Alumni Award, 2012.

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