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 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 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides young 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 by a distinguished panel at the opening of the exhibition.

The inaugural Award competition was held in 2021. The next award will be held in 2025.

First Prize: $20,000 
Runner up: $2,500 
People’s Choice: $2,500 

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.

Ko Te Tohu Kiriaro o Kiingi Tuheitia he tauwhāinga e whakatītina ana i ngā ringa toi Māori taiohi kia waihangatia e rātou he whakaahua o tō rātou tupuna ahakoa te momo toi. Ka whakahaeretia te Tohu e Te Pūkenga Whakaata o Aotearoa hei whakahōnore i te Kīngi Māori kua moe, i a Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII.

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. He Pae Whakahirahira kua tohua hei whakawā i ngā toi tauwhiti i te tīmatanga o te whakaaturanga.

Ko te Tohu tuatahi i tū i te tau 2021. Ko te Tohu e whai ake nei ka tu hei te 2025.

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