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ABOUT

Te Rongo’s practice explores universalism, integrating archetypal and esoteric symbolism within a framework rooted in a Māori worldview.

 

Her multidisciplinary approach combines art glass with materials such as steel, fibre and wood, brought together through immersive installation and film.  This unique blend creates works that resonate with depth and cultural insight inviting viewers into layered narratives of meaning.

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Her work is often inspired by whakapapa, the interconnected threads of existence that link all things, and wairua, the life force that animates them. Through these lenses, her pieces navigate the fluid boundaries between past, present, and future, inviting viewers into narratives where time and space converge, embodying a perspective on continuity and transformation.

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Born: 1973 

Hapu: Wai o hua, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Kawerau a Maki

Heritage: Māori, English, Scottish 

Location: Based in Auckland, New Zealand

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Represented by Milford Galleries, Dunedin, NZ

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BIOGRAPHY

2020

  • Toi tu toi ora, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland.

  • Studio A, Milford Galleries Queenstown.

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2021

  • TG Transitions in Glass, Bullseye Glass Awards, Bellevue Museum, Portland, Oregon.

  • Architectural Award – 2nd Place, Design Award 1st Place.

  • Glass, Meet the future, North Lands Creative, Toyama. Institute of glass art, the museum of arts & design New York.

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2022

  • TG Transitions in Glass Bullseye Glass Awards, Pittsburgh Glass Centre.

  • Solo Exhibition, NZ Glassworks Whanganui.

  • North Lands Creative, Collect Art Fair, London.

  • Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island.

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2024

  • Rakow Commission, Corning Museum, NY

  • Auckland Art Fair, Te Manawa, Auckland

2019

  • Solo Show Hiwa I Te Rangi. Te Rongo Gallery, Auckland.

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2018

  • Solo Show Whanau Marama, Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

  • Whitu, Group show, Masterworks, Auckland.

  • Queenstown Wunderkammer, Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

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2017

  • As Above so Below, Solo Exhibition Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

  • Fine lines, Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

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2016

  • Auckland Art Fair 2016 Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

  • Korero Mai, Korero Atu, Dr Areta Wilkinson & Te Rongo Kirkwood, Auckland Museum.

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2015

  • Nga kakahu Karaihe Solo Exhibition, Milford Galleries, Dunedin.

2014

  • Te Hau a Uru: A message from the west, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland.

  • Ranamok, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australia.

  • Ka Awatea Glass Cloaks Solo Exhibition, The de Young Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco.

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2013

  • Ranamok Glass Prize Winners Collection, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Australia.

  • Paradise Lost Contemporary Works from the Pacific, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC.

  • Call of Taranaki, Puke Ariki Museum, Palmerston North.

  • Star and Cloak, Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington.

  • Aho Whenua, Threads Sown from Earth, Pataka Museum, Wellington.

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2012

  • Mini Masterworks 4, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

  • Legend! Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei.

  • Ka Awatea, Solo Show Pataka Museum, Wellington.

2023

  • Northlands Creative, Scotland.

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