Kiingi Tuheitia
Portraiture Award
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages emerging Māori artists to create portraits of their tūpuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award was launched in August 2020 and is hosted and administered by the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia.
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides emerging Māori artists with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage, while also playing an important role in recording and celebrating tūpuna (ancestors) and their stories.
The Award culminates with an exhibition of finalist artworks at The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata in Wellington over a three month period, timed to coincide with Matariki. Judging of the shortlisted works is undertaken by a distinguished panel at the opening of the exhibition.
The inaugural Award competition was held in 2021.
First Prize: $20,000
Runner up: $2,500
People’s Choice: $2,500
Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia
Ko Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia he whakataetae e whakatenatena ana i ngā kaitoi Māori whanake ki te whakarite kiriaro o ōna tūpuna ki ngā toi huhua. I rewa te Tohu nei i te Ākuwhata o te tau 2020. E whakahaerehia ana tēnei tohu e Te Pūkenga Whakaata hei whakahōnore i a Kiingi Tuheitia.
E tukuna ana e Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia kia āhei ngā kaitoi Māori whanake ki te whakaata i ngā pukenga ki te motu whānui, ā, e whakakaupapa ana i te mau pupuru me te whakanui i ngā tūpuna tae noa ki ā rātou kōrero.
Ka oti te Tohu nei ki te whakaata i ngā toi tauwhiti ki Te Pūkenga Whakaata i Te Whanganui-a-Tara mō te toru marama te roa, hei te wā o Matariki ka tū. He Pae Whakahirahira kua tohua hei whakawā i ngā toi tauwhiti i te tīmatanga o te whakaaturanga.
Ko te Tohu tuatahi i tū i te tau 2021.
Ko te Taumata Tuatahi: $20,000
Ko te Taumata Tuarua: $2,500
Ko te whiringa toa a te iwi: $2,500
Past Winners
2023
Stevei Houkāmau
Kia Whakatōmuri te haere whakamua
(Hinemaurea)
Clay, paint, feathers, sealer, powder coated wire
2021
Bodie Friend
Nana Pat (Pat Kingi)
Photography
