Maiangi Waitai
B. 1972, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa, Tuwharetoa and Rangitāne
Artist Biography
Maiangi Waitai is a Wellington based artist in Aotearoa New Zealand. She works primarily in painting, returning to the medium after years exploring three-dimensional and object-based forms. Her practice is guided by curiosity and the joy of discovery, finding meaning through the process of making itself.
Waitai completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Whanganui School of Arts in 1999 and has exhibited widely throughout Aotearoa.
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Solo Exhibitions
- Te Oranga O Matariki, Living by the stars, 2022
- Works, 2016
- On a mountain your heart goes wandering…, 2012
- Clear scene, 2009
- From the edges of the melting world… dreamscapes and flat-o-visions, 2007
- Action Figures, Deadies & Good luck charms, 2006
- The Good Shadow World, 2004
- Painting on metal, 2002
- The Fire Rose, 2000
Group Exhibitions
- Summer, Actually, 2026 with Coco Waitai
- Wrapped, 2023
- You won’t believe your eyes…a visual miscellany, 2023
- About time, 2021
- A nod to nature, 2020
- Wrapped, 2015









