Michael Parekōwhai, Chapman's Homer

Michael Parekōwhai

New Zealand · b. 1968 · Painter, Sculptor

Michael Te Rakato Parekōwhai is a New Zealand sculptor and a professor at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts. He is of Ngāriki Rotoawe and Ngāti Whakarongo… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Michael Parekōwhai, A peak in Darien, cast bronze and stainless steel, two parts, edition of 3 (2011)A peak in DarienArt+Object · NZ$2,051,900≈ $1,441,727≈ £1,076,799≈ €1,259,370Sign up to see
  2. Michael Parekōwhai, Kapa Haka (Officer Taumaha), cast bronze (2011)Kapa Haka (Officer Taumaha)Art+Object · NZ$579,360≈ $363,664≈ £300,350≈ €355,349Sign up to see
  3. Michael Parekōwhai, Koura (Kapa Haka), automotive paint on fibreglass, Ray Ban ‘Aviator’ modelled sunglasses and brass belt buckle, one of two unique variantsKoura (Kapa Haka)Art+Object · NZ$216,225≈ $151,247≈ £109,117≈ €129,029Sign up to see

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Michael Te Rakato Parekōwhai is a New Zealand sculptor and a professor at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts. He is of Ngāriki Rotoawe and Ngāti Whakarongo descent and his mother is Pākehā. Parekōwhai was awarded an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award in 2001. He represented New Zealand at the 2011 Venice Biennale.

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Born 1968, PoriruaOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q6833370 ↗ULAN 500332243 ↗Museum works 5

In the collections of

Auckland Art GalleryChristchurch Art GalleryNational Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery of Victoria

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Also known as Michael Parekowhai, Michael Te Rakato Parekowhai

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Michael Parekōwhai, Chapman's Homer
Chapman's Homer2011
Christchurch Art Gallery ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Mike Dickison, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — Christchurch Art Gallery
Michael Parekōwhai, Chapman's Homer
Chapman's Homer
Christchurch Art Gallery ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Mike Dickison, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) — Christchurch Art Gallery
Michael Parekōwhai, Achy Breaky Heart
Achy Breaky Heart2016
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Prosperosity, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Michael Parekōwhai, Atarangi II
Atarangi II2005
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Bjankuloski06, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Michael Parekōwhai, Kapa Haka
Kapa Haka2008
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · jamjar, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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