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