Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss (née Wickliffe; born 1986) is a multidisciplinary Aotearoa (New Zealand)-based artist and hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) practitioner,[1][2] Wickliffe was awarded the Arts Pasifika Award for Pacific Heritage Artist in 2020 through Creative New Zealand.[3]
Biography
editWickliffe is Niuean and Māori, with roots in Alofi and Liku, as well as Ngāpuhi and Tainui in Aotearoa.[4] Originally from West Auckland, she was born in 1986.[1] She completed a Bachelor of Visual Art and Design (in photography) in 2007 and completed her Master's degree in Visual Art and Design (in performance) from Auckland University of Technology in 2013.[5][6]
Wickliffe is a founding member of the BC Collective (Before Cook), along with her husband Daniel Twiss.[1][7][8]
Wickliffe is the only living traditional hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) maker, and is recognised for resurrecting this art genre.[1] She distinguishes hiapo by imagery/motifs of 'botanical forms alone', differentiating it from tapa and other barkcloth forms in the Pacific.[2][1] In 2020 Wickliffe published a book on hiapo, recognising hiapo as 'an art form that can be passed on to new generations.'[9]
Wickliffe was represented by Bartley and Company who was a dealer gallery in Wellington. Her works are held in major collections such as Te Papa, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Lincoln University, The Arts House Trust, and Royal Academy of Arts.
In 2018, Wickliffe was awarded an artist's residency in Banff, Canada. In 2021, she received a Te Whare Hera Residency at Massey University.[10] In the same year, she held the McCahon House Residency in Auckland.[7][11]
She has exhibited in Canada, Australia, England, Niue and New Zealand.
Publications
edit- Wickliffe, C.-A., & Lafaiki, F. (2020). Hiapo : a collection of patterns and motifs. Little Island Press.[12]
Selected curations
edit- 2020: Moana Legacy. Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. Auckland.[13]
Selected exhibitions
edit| Year | Title | Gallery | location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Men of Matariki | Corban Estate Arts Centre | Auckland, New Zealand | [14] |
| 2013 | Same STORY, different COLOUR | ST PAUL ST GALLERY | Auckland, New Zealand | [15] |
| 2013 | Return to sender | Papakura Arts Gallery | Auckland, New Zealand | [16][17] |
| 2016 | Greetings from Canada | RM Gallery | Auckland, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2018 | Reliving Hiapo | Nathan Homestead Gallery | Auckland, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2018 | Everything is Kapai | Dunedin Art Gallery | Dunedin, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2019 | Documenting the land | Fatahega Lodge and Backpackers | Niue Arts and Cultural Festival | [10] |
| 2019 | From the Archives | Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2020 | Remember with me | The Grey Place | Auckland, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2020 | Our Last supper with you revised
(Cora- Allan Wickliffe and Kelly Lafaiki.) |
Tautai Gallery | Auckland, New Zealand | [18] |
| 2020 | Pacific Samplers
(ft. Lonnie Hutchinson) |
Bartley and Company | Wellington, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2021 | Roll with me | Fresh Gallery | Auckland, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2021 | Flowers from Niue | Bartley and Company | Wellington, New Zealand | [10] |
| 2022 | From Otītori Bay Rd | Te Uru | Auckland, New Zealand | [19] |
| 2022 | Histories on Hiapo | Bartley & Company Art | Wellington, New Zealand | [20] |
| Year | Title | Gallery | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Exotic weeds (ft. Shannon Brett.) | Kick Arts Gallery | Cairns, Australia | [10] |
| 2015 | #HUI Untitled | Art Society | Calgary, Canada | [10] |
| 2015 | Dusky Maiden | Elephant Artist Relief, Art Conference | Calgary, Canada | [10] |
| 2016 | Spring runoff | MST Festival | Calgary, Canada | [10] |
| 2016 | Found Footing | Whipper Snapper Gallery | Toronto, Canada | [10] |
| 2019 | The space between us | Black Dot Gallery | Melbourne, Australia | [10] |
| 2019 | Fifty Shade of Blak | Blak Dot Gallery | Melbourne, Australia | [10] |
| 2019 | Returns and Transits | Vancouver Art Gallery | Canada | [10] |
Awards
edit2004– RSA Community Award.[10]
2004–2008 Keir Trust Scholarship Award.[10]
2017– Selected finalist for the Estuary Art Awards.[10]
2019– Selected finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Award.[10][21]
2020 – Creative New Zealand Pacific Heritage Artist award – Arts Pasifika Awards[22]
2021- Selected finalist National Contemporary Art Award Waikato Museum [23]
2021- Selected finalist Parkin Prize Award, Wellington [24]
2021– Springboard Award, Arts Foundation of New Zealand (award includes mentorship from 2008 Arts Foundation Laureate Shane Cotton)[25]
2022– Selected finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Award.[10][21]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Hiapo Artist Cora-Allan Wickcliffe Is Reviving A Lost Niuean Artform – Viva". Viva Magazine. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Cora-Allan Wickliffe Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions". ocula.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Cora-Allan Wickliffe wins CNZ award". RNZ. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Christian, Dionne (22 February 2021). "How artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe is reviving the ancient Niuean art of hiapo". Stuff. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Cora-Allan Wickliffe". MOANA FRESH. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Wickliffe, Cora-Allan (2013). Reimagining Maori identity in Art (Masters thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/5926.
- ^ a b "Cora-Allan Wickliffe | McCahon House". mccahonhouse.org.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "BC Collective in Conversation: Cora-Allan Wickliffe, Daniel Twiss & Grace Ryder". The Dowse Art Museum. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Murrow, Tony (4 November 2020). "Hiapo". little island press. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Exhibition/AWARDS". Cora-Allan. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Hiapo : a collection of patterns and motifs | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Shute, Gareth (7 July 2020). "From the moana to K Road: A new Auckland home for artists of the Pacific". The Spinoff. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "artsdiary581-7". www.artsdiary.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "LOUISA AFOA". TAUTAI – GUIDING PACIFIC ARTS. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "INZART – Libraries and Learning Services – The University of Auckland". collections.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "OPENING EVENT // NEW EXHIBITION // RETURN TO SENDER curated by Cora-Allan Wickliffe // PAPAKURA ART GALLERY // 10.30am Saturday 20 April //". Facebook events page. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Cora-Allan Wickliffe: From Otitori Bay Rd - Te Uru". www.teuru.org.nz. Te Uru. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "MMCA 3D 2022 Selected Finalists". Molly Morpeth Canaday Award. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Making Hiapo has been the only art form that makes me feel complete". 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Finalists for 2021 National Contemporary Art Award announced - Waikato Museum". waikatomuseum.co.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Flightdec. "2021-finalist". Parkin Prize. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Magazine, Viva. "Meet The Arts Foundation's Seven Springboard Recipients For 2021 – Viva". www.viva.co.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.