On show 3 May to 27 July

Pauline Kahurangi Yearbury (b.1928 d.1977 Ngāpuhi) was one of the first Māori artists to introduce Māori cultural narratives into contemporary art. Her work is characterised by a bold and illustrative style. This focused survey includes incised wooden panels featuring figures from Māori whakapapa narratives for which Yearbury is best known, as well as lesser-known drawings and paintings.

Pauline Kahurangi Yearbury

LIFE IN FORMS

On show 15 March to 22 June

Maungarongo Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou) is a takatāpui fabric artist who produces elaborate quilts and sculptures grounded in te ao Māori. Whakapapa and pūrākau are central to Te Kawa’s practice, which he brings to life using vibrant colour and stylised forms. During the exhibition Te Kawa will run workshops at Te Uru, guiding participants to express their creativity and genealogy through fabric.

Presented in association with Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival 2025.

Maungarongo Te Kawa

KOKONGA NGĀKAU

Education Programmes and Workshops

Te Uru offers engaging learning opportunities for every art enthusiast. With scenic views of the surrounding landscape, our purpose built pokapū akoranga learning centre is an inspiring setting for learning how to make and think about art.

Ako - Learn

On show 8 June to 24 August

The second in our series of dialogue exhibitions, Differences in kind and rhythm brings together historical works by Giorgio Griffa (b.1936 Turin) and Peter Robinson (b.1966 Ashburton, Ngāi Tahu). The exhibition charts formal and conceptual relationships between the artists’ practices, locating parallel interests in states of becoming via their respective modes of painting and sculpture.

Image | Giorgio Griffa, Obliquo, 1972, courtesy of Archivio Giorgio Griffa.

Giorgio Griffa, Peter Robinson:

DIFFERENCES IN KIND AND RHYTHM