Raukura Turei
Raukura Turei
Raukura Turei
Timutimu (kōkōwai), 2024
Aumangea Bay kōkōwai, kerewhenua and papakura, Maraetai aumoana, gum arabic, polymer and graphite on linen
60 x 120 x 3,5 cm, two panels
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: Greta van der Star
Timutimu (kōkōwai), 2024
Aumangea Bay kōkōwai, kerewhenua and papakura, Maraetai aumoana, gum arabic, polymer and graphite on linen
60 x 120 x 3,5 cm, two panels
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: Greta van der Star


Raukura Turei (1987, Aotearoa. Lives in Aotearoa) is a multidisciplinary artist and registered architect. Her practice uses natural pigments, such as blue clay and iron-rich black sands, collected from territories of cultural significance to her people. Through the exploration of ancestral narratives and Māori female deities, her painting becomes a means of connecting with Indigenous knowledge systems. Turei has held solo and group exhibitions at various institutions, including The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington), Objectspace (Auckland), and the Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki (Christchurch).
This participation is supported by Creative New Zealand.