Matariki Williams is a Māori curator and writer based in Whakatāne, New Zealand .[ 1] In 2021, she was appointed Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, Senior Historian, Mātauranga Māori at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in Wellington .[ 2] [ 3] She is a member of the Ngāi Tūhoe , Ngāti Whakaue , and Ngāti Hauiti iwis .[ 3]
Early life and education
Williams grew up in Tauranga .[ 4] She obtained an undergraduate degree in Māori studies and history at the Victoria University of Wellington .[ 2] She pursued a master's degree in Museum and Heritage Studies.[ 2]
Career
Williams became a Matauranga Maori curator at Te Papa in late 2016.[ 4] Williams is co-founder of and co-editor (alongside Bridget Reweti) of ATE Journal of Maori Arts.[ 1] [ 3] In 2024, she was involved in New Zealand's delegation to the Venice Biennale .[ 5]
Personal life
As of 2020, Williams has a partner and two children.[ 6]
Publications
Protest: Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance (2019), coauthor[ 7]
Te Manu Huna A Tāne (2020), contributor[ 8]
References
^ a b "Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art" . RNZ . 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ a b c "Matariki Williams | Careers and Employment" . Victoria University of Wellington . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ a b c "Matariki Williams appointed as Pou Hītori Māori Matua Senior Māori Historian" . Waatea News: Māori Radio Station . 28 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ a b Walker, Zoe (28 March 2018). "Matariki Williams on Wellington's Thriving Art Scene" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ Amery, Mark (19 April 2024). "Mataaho Collective scoops Golden Lion at Venice Biennale in a huge weekend for art from Oceania" . RNZ . Retrieved 23 July 2024 .
^ Emms, Francesca (29 April 2020). "Matemateaone" . Capital Magazine . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ Gibson, Stephanie; Williams, Matariki; Cairns, Puawai (2019). Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance . Te Papa Press. ISBN 978-0-9941460-4-5 .
^ Williams, Matariki (11 June 2020). "These are my feathers: An extract from Te Manu Huna A Tāne" . The Spinoff . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
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