Charlotte Graham Artist Proposal

Charlotte Graham (Te Kawerau à Maki, Ngâti Mahuta, Ngai Tai ki Tâmaki, Ngäti Whanaunga, Ngäti Pãoa, Ngäti Tamaoho, Scotland) Title: Nga Rau Pou a Maki 2023 Medium: Biochar and mixed media on doors Dimensions: 7 units, each 1980mm x 810mm × 35mm - W13.8m x H5.6m Price: POA Referencing ’Nga Rau Pou à Maki’ - the many maunga of the rohe of Te Kawerau ā Maki these panels incorporate charcoal saved from ahi kaa, fires burned on the whenua as part of regular maramataka gatherings of the artist with whanau and friends. These panels express the application of healing through collective action, through connection to Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa, the great forest of Tiriwa.

Charlotte Graham (Te Kawerau à Maki, Ngâti Mahuta, Ngai Tai ki Tâmaki, Ngäti Whanaunga, Ngäti Pãoa, Ngäti Tamaoho, Scotland) Title: Kaitiakitanga Medium: Oil, Bitumen on Canvas Dimensions: 91 x 363 cm Price: NZD$45,000 This work entitled Kaitiakitanga is primarily constructed using text, land, waka and Graham’s unique pakati style. The title Kaitiakitanga which translates as guardianship becomes the backbone of the work. All words within this landscape formatted work are made up using letters re-formatted to make other words. In this manner, the words reflect and re-inforce the very nature of kaitiakitanga. The many waka seen within the landscape lay reference to the many waka that have travelled on Te Manukanuka-a-Hoturoa.

CHARLOTTE GRAHAM Charlotte Graham is one of New Zealand’s interdisciplinary artist’s. Known as a conceptual Māori artist, she is mana whenua mandated by her iwi. Graham confidently tests different materials to engage in indigenous dialogue.

Her work has addressed social, cultural and political issues for more than twenty years now. This consistent concern for the social, political and Anthropocene are often the spring for new work.

She has featured in numerous exhibitions throughout New Zealand with venues including the Sarjeant Gallery, Manawatu Museum and the Dowse Museum. She has also exhibited internationally including Te Tataitanga at the Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas and APT8 with the Savage Klub at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and travelled to Waimea, Hawaii to exhibit and participate in the Indigenous Artists Gathering.

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