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'''Charlotte Graham''' (born 1972) is a New Zealand artist based in [[Auckland]]. Her works are held at [[Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki]]. Of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent, Graham identifies with [[Ngāti Mahuta]], [[Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki]], [[Ngāti Whanaunga]], [[Ngāti Pāoa]] and [[Ngāti Tamaoho]].
== Early life ==
Charlotte Graham was born in 1972 in [[Perth]], Australia, to Māori parents from New Zealand. The family moved back to Auckland, New Zealand six months after Graham was born. Graham has a number of relatives who have been practicing artists, including aunt [[Emily Karaka]], uncle [[Mikaara Kirkwood]], and cousins [[Te Rongo Kirkwood]] and [[Reuben Kirkwood]]. Graham's two older sisters are also artists.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Graham attended [[Mount Roskill Grammar School]].<ref name=":0" />
== Education ==
Graham graduated with a Bachelor of Māori Visual Art from [[Massey University]] in 2001.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She studied under [[Robert Jahnke]], [[Shane Cotton]] and [[Kura Te Waru Rewiri]].<ref name=":0" />
After completing her bachelors in visual art, Graham trained as a teacher and worked at secondary schools in Auckland, including Māori boarding school St Stephens, while continuing to make art.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
Graham's art practice draws on her Māori heritage to explore critical issues that affect New Zealand society such as racism, cultural stereotyping and land rights, particularly the controversial [[New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy|foreshore and seabed]] legislation. Frequently her works incorporate [[Treaty of Waitangi]] and Māori motifs.<ref name=":1" /> Graham cites her grandmother, Rose Isobel Simons, as a key creative influence on her life.<ref name=":0" /> Graham believes that the foreshore and seabed controversy was the issue that gave her the political drive as an artist.<ref name=":0" />
Solo exhibitions:
* ''Trouble in Paradise'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2004. Graham presented both text and pictorial devices to address the [[New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy]]. Her imagery included traditional Māori motifs and European numerals.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Nga Karetao'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2005. This exhibition featured karetao (puppets) carved to represent the MPs holding each of the seven [[Māori electorates|Māori seats]] in Parliament.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Kaitiaki'' at Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland in 2015.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
* ''Te Waiora'' installation work in Auckland's Britomart precinct.<ref name=":0" /><ref></ref>
Group exhibitions:
* ''For'' at ASA Gallery, Auckland, 2002. This group show also presented works by [[Katherine Claypole]], [[Leigh Millward]] and [[Louise Stevenson]]. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Hoki-mai'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2003. Collaborative exhibition featuring works by Graham and [[Natasha Keating]]. Graham presented works in ink and bitumen on paper, using Māori motifs.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Porarurau 'CONFUSION 'NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL''' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2004. This group show presented works from six Māori artists (three painters and three sculptors) responding to the rising problem of underachievement among Māori students in mainstream schools. The other artists featured were [[Makareta Jahnke]], [[Manu Scott]], [[Amy Taite]], [[Jason Te Whare]] and [[Donna Tupaea]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Permissions'' at Lane Gallery, Auckland, 2004. This group show presented works from five Māori women artists offering interpretations on the theme 'permissions.' The other artists were [[Lonnie Hutchinson]], [[Claudine Muru]], [[Donna Tupaea]] and [[Kate Pie]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Graham's works in this show explore permissions as a birthright afforded Māori as [[tangata whenua]], with reference to the Crown's actions regarding the foreshore and seabed legislation. She incorporates Treaty of Waitangi text and Māori narratives to condemn the legislation and how it impinges on birthrights for Māori.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Workshop Style'' at Taketake Gallery, [[Whakatane]], 2004. This exhibition presented a selection of works by young Māori artists in a variety of mediums. Other artists presented included [[Rangi Kipa]], [[Claudine Muru]], [[Natalie Robertson]], [[Aimee Ratana]], [[Donna Tupaea]] and [[Andrea Hopkins]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Work on Paper'' at George Perry Gallery, [[Tauranga]], 2004. This group exhibition presented works from eight New Zealand artists who work on paper. Graham presented a series of four works which made political statements such as "Miti mai te arero na te mea, tipi ra i te whenua" ("Sharpen you tongue for the land continues to depart").<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Nga Maunga Toi o Matariki'' at [[Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery|Lopdell House Gallery,]] [[Titirangi]], Auckland in 2005. This exhibition celebrated [[Matariki]], and featured works by [[Robyn Kahukiwa]], [[Emily Karaka]], [[Priscilla Cowie]] and James Webster.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Tikitiki'' at Lane Gallery, Auckland, 2005. This group show of ten contemporary Māori artists explored the imagery of [[tiki]] in all its varied representations. Other artists included [[Jodi Coromandel Tautari]], [[Donna Tupaea]], [[Julie Kipa]], [[Aimee Ratana]], [[Christina Wirihana]], [[Saffronn Te Ratana]] and [[Ngataiharuru Taepa]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Atamira: Māori in the City'' at the ASB Showgrounds, Auckland in 2007.<ref name=":2" />
* ''The Kauri Project: Poster Series'' at [[Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery|Lopdell House Gallery]], Auckland in 2014.<ref></ref>
* ''He Tirohanga ki Tai: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery'' at Tairāwhiti Museum, [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]] in 2018. This group show presented works challenging perceptions around [[James Cook|James Cook's]] "[[Discovery of new zealand|discovery]]" of New Zealand.<ref></ref>
== Awards and residencies ==
* ''Fundación Mar Adentro'' residency recipient in Bosque Peheun, Chile, May 2017. The Fundación Mar Adentro is a private foundation based in [[Santiago]], Chile, which aims to promote natural and cultural heritage in society.<ref></ref>
== Personal life ==
Graham's son Te Kahu Whataarangi was born in 2004.<ref name=":0" />
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== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand women artists]]
== Early life ==
Charlotte Graham was born in 1972 in [[Perth]], Australia, to Māori parents from New Zealand. The family moved back to Auckland, New Zealand six months after Graham was born. Graham has a number of relatives who have been practicing artists, including aunt [[Emily Karaka]], uncle [[Mikaara Kirkwood]], and cousins [[Te Rongo Kirkwood]] and [[Reuben Kirkwood]]. Graham's two older sisters are also artists.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Graham attended [[Mount Roskill Grammar School]].<ref name=":0" />
== Education ==
Graham graduated with a Bachelor of Māori Visual Art from [[Massey University]] in 2001.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She studied under [[Robert Jahnke]], [[Shane Cotton]] and [[Kura Te Waru Rewiri]].<ref name=":0" />
After completing her bachelors in visual art, Graham trained as a teacher and worked at secondary schools in Auckland, including Māori boarding school St Stephens, while continuing to make art.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
Graham's art practice draws on her Māori heritage to explore critical issues that affect New Zealand society such as racism, cultural stereotyping and land rights, particularly the controversial [[New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy|foreshore and seabed]] legislation. Frequently her works incorporate [[Treaty of Waitangi]] and Māori motifs.<ref name=":1" /> Graham cites her grandmother, Rose Isobel Simons, as a key creative influence on her life.<ref name=":0" /> Graham believes that the foreshore and seabed controversy was the issue that gave her the political drive as an artist.<ref name=":0" />
Solo exhibitions:
* ''Trouble in Paradise'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2004. Graham presented both text and pictorial devices to address the [[New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy]]. Her imagery included traditional Māori motifs and European numerals.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Nga Karetao'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2005. This exhibition featured karetao (puppets) carved to represent the MPs holding each of the seven [[Māori electorates|Māori seats]] in Parliament.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Kaitiaki'' at Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland in 2015.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
* ''Te Waiora'' installation work in Auckland's Britomart precinct.<ref name=":0" /><ref></ref>
Group exhibitions:
* ''For'' at ASA Gallery, Auckland, 2002. This group show also presented works by [[Katherine Claypole]], [[Leigh Millward]] and [[Louise Stevenson]]. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Hoki-mai'' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2003. Collaborative exhibition featuring works by Graham and [[Natasha Keating]]. Graham presented works in ink and bitumen on paper, using Māori motifs.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Porarurau 'CONFUSION 'NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL''' at Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, 2004. This group show presented works from six Māori artists (three painters and three sculptors) responding to the rising problem of underachievement among Māori students in mainstream schools. The other artists featured were [[Makareta Jahnke]], [[Manu Scott]], [[Amy Taite]], [[Jason Te Whare]] and [[Donna Tupaea]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Permissions'' at Lane Gallery, Auckland, 2004. This group show presented works from five Māori women artists offering interpretations on the theme 'permissions.' The other artists were [[Lonnie Hutchinson]], [[Claudine Muru]], [[Donna Tupaea]] and [[Kate Pie]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Graham's works in this show explore permissions as a birthright afforded Māori as [[tangata whenua]], with reference to the Crown's actions regarding the foreshore and seabed legislation. She incorporates Treaty of Waitangi text and Māori narratives to condemn the legislation and how it impinges on birthrights for Māori.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Workshop Style'' at Taketake Gallery, [[Whakatane]], 2004. This exhibition presented a selection of works by young Māori artists in a variety of mediums. Other artists presented included [[Rangi Kipa]], [[Claudine Muru]], [[Natalie Robertson]], [[Aimee Ratana]], [[Donna Tupaea]] and [[Andrea Hopkins]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Work on Paper'' at George Perry Gallery, [[Tauranga]], 2004. This group exhibition presented works from eight New Zealand artists who work on paper. Graham presented a series of four works which made political statements such as "Miti mai te arero na te mea, tipi ra i te whenua" ("Sharpen you tongue for the land continues to depart").<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Nga Maunga Toi o Matariki'' at [[Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery|Lopdell House Gallery,]] [[Titirangi]], Auckland in 2005. This exhibition celebrated [[Matariki]], and featured works by [[Robyn Kahukiwa]], [[Emily Karaka]], [[Priscilla Cowie]] and James Webster.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Tikitiki'' at Lane Gallery, Auckland, 2005. This group show of ten contemporary Māori artists explored the imagery of [[tiki]] in all its varied representations. Other artists included [[Jodi Coromandel Tautari]], [[Donna Tupaea]], [[Julie Kipa]], [[Aimee Ratana]], [[Christina Wirihana]], [[Saffronn Te Ratana]] and [[Ngataiharuru Taepa]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* ''Atamira: Māori in the City'' at the ASB Showgrounds, Auckland in 2007.<ref name=":2" />
* ''The Kauri Project: Poster Series'' at [[Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery|Lopdell House Gallery]], Auckland in 2014.<ref></ref>
* ''He Tirohanga ki Tai: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery'' at Tairāwhiti Museum, [[Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne]] in 2018. This group show presented works challenging perceptions around [[James Cook|James Cook's]] "[[Discovery of new zealand|discovery]]" of New Zealand.<ref></ref>
== Awards and residencies ==
* ''Fundación Mar Adentro'' residency recipient in Bosque Peheun, Chile, May 2017. The Fundación Mar Adentro is a private foundation based in [[Santiago]], Chile, which aims to promote natural and cultural heritage in society.<ref></ref>
== Personal life ==
Graham's son Te Kahu Whataarangi was born in 2004.<ref name=":0" />
*
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand women artists]]
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