The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages young 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 2025 finalists’ exhibition will be on display at Puke Ariki Museum from 25 July to 1 November
Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel
Taniwha Chasers
(Tūpuna – Paget Whānau – Richard (Dicky) Paget, John (Joe) Paget, Heather Paget)
Photography
WINNER - Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2025