Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata acknowledges the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII and celebrates the naming of Kuini Nga wai hono i te po Pootatau Te Wherowhero VIII as the new Maaori Queen.

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages and inspires Maaori artists to create portraits of their tupuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award is hosted and administered by Te Pūkenga Whakaata the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in honour of the late Maaori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII.

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides 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 shortly before the opening of the exhibition.

The inaugural Award competition was held in 2021. The next award will be held in 2027.

First Prize: $20,000
Young Artist Award: $2,500
People’s Choice: $2,500

Frequently Asked Questions

Terms and Conditions of Entry

Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia

Ka tangi atu Te Pūkenga Whakaata o Aotearoa ki a Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII me te whakamānawa mai i te tohinga o Kuini Ngā wai hono i te pō Pootatau Te Wherowhero VIII hei Kuini Maaori.

Koia ko Te Tohu Kiriaahua o Kiingi Tuehitia he whakataetae e whakatenatena ana, e whakahihiri ana i i ngaa ringa toi Maaori kia kiriaahutia teetehi tupuna ki ngaa momo toi. E pae whenua ana teenei tohu ki Te Puukenga Whakaata hei whakamahara i a Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Whertowhero VII, aa, e tautokona ana e Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po.

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. Ka whakahaerehia te aromatawai i ngā mahi kua tohua i mua tata tonu i te whakatuwheratanga o te whakaaturanga.

Ko te Tohu tuatahi i tū i te tau 2021. Ko te Tohu e whai ake nei ka tu hei te 2027.

Ko te Taumata Tuatahi: $20,000
Ko te Toi Rangatahi : $2,500
Ko te whiringa toa a te iwi: $2,500

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