Nikau Hindin

(Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngai Tūpoto)

2014 recipient of the Sir Hugh Kawharu Auckland Museum Scholarship.

Nikau Hindin

The Scholarship supported her honours degree in Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, where she studied and revived the art of making aute (Māori barkcloth). Nikau continues to practise her art, which has been widely exhibited throughout Aotearoa and internationally.

Please see Nikau’s works and processes and enjoy a video of her talking about Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art: previously at the Auckland Art Gallery Sat 5 Dec 2020 — Sun 9 May 2021.