Born 1946

2000 Father and Sons , “Chip off the Old Block” Pataka , Porirua

Opening Exhibition Kura Gallery, Wellington

“Rim of Fire”—Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Culture

“Nga Korero Aotearoa” – Dowse Art Museum

Kura Gallery, Taupo

“Clay Te Pai” Geoff Wilson Gallery Whangarei

BFA Graduation Exhibition Wanganui

4 Exhibition—4 Workshops—clay, stone, bone

1999
1998
Major Exhibitions:


“Uku-Uku-Uku” New Zealand Festival of the Arts
Page 90 opening of the new Porirua Art Centre
Research production manager- “Uku-Uku-Uku” New Zealand Festival of the Arts
James Wallace Gallery, Auckland
Exhibitions- “Haka” Bath, England
Exhibitions- San Francisco, USA
CHACDS Conference- Palmerston North
1998 Whitirea Polytechnic – Certificate Adult Teaching—Accelerated Learning Certificate
Resident Artist Mentor – 1994-98 Wanganui RC Polytechnic

Exhibitions 8 workshops -- Clay, Stone, Bone
Te Papa Tongawera
Dowse Art Resource Center
Research for New Zealand Festival of the Arts Exhibition
Major Sculpture Porirua City Arts

Workshops 8 Exhibitions -- 3 Major Exhibitions:
“Patua” City Art Gallery, Wellington – International Festival of the Arts
7th Pacific Festival of the Arts, Samoa
“Kupenga” stone Symposium, New Plymouth
2 Solo Exhibitions

1995 6 Workshops – workshops – clay, 7 exhibitions
Guest artist – NZ Potters Conference
Guest Artist – Bishop Suter Gallery, Nelson
Invited Artist—International Symposium of Contemporary Indigenous Visual Arts
Major Exhibition – Zimbabwe National Art Gallery, Harare, Africa
Research trip – Brisbane, Bangkok, London,Rome,Paris, Nairobi, Zimbabwe

10 Workshops – Clay, stone 6 Exhibitions – 3 Major
“NZ Choice” Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, USA
Contemporary Maori Art Exhibition – International Festival of the Arts
“Kurawaka” – 5 Maori clay workers—Dowse Art Museum

Qualifications
• BFA Wanganui Regional Polytechnic
• Massey University-Maori Design Nga Hanga Whakairo
• Whitirea Polytechnic – Diploma Craft Design
• Wellington Polytechnic- Quantity Cookery – Maori Intensive Language course
• Prison Staff College – Penology – Acts and Regulation

1997
1996
1995-6
1994
1999
1997
1998-92
1980
1978