Cora-Allan Wickliffe Explained

Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss (née Wickliffe; born 1986) is a multidisciplinary Aotearoa (New Zealand)-based artist and hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) practitioner,[1] [2] Wickliffe was awarded the Arts Pasifika Award for Pacific Heritage Artist in 2020 through Creative New Zealand.[3]

Biography

Wickliffe is Niuean and Māori, with roots in Alofi and Liku, as well as Ngāpuhi and Tainui in Aotearoa.[4] Originally from West Auckland, she was born in 1986. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Art and Design (in photography) in 2007 and completed her Master's degree in Visual Art and Design (in performance) from Auckland University of Technology in 2013.[5] [6]

Wickliffe is a founding member of the BC Collective (Before Cook), along with her husband Daniel Twiss.[7] [8]

Wickliffe is the only living traditional hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) maker, and is recognised for resurrecting this art genre. She distinguishes hiapo by imagery/motifs of 'botanical forms alone', differentiating it from tapa and other barkcloth forms in the Pacific. In 2020 Wickliffe published a book on hiapo, recognising hiapo as 'an art form that can be passed on to new generations.'[9]

Wickliffe was represented by Bartley and Company who was a dealer gallery in Wellington. Her works are held in major collections such as Te Papa, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Lincoln University, The Arts House Trust, and Royal Academy of Arts.

In 2018, Wickliffe was awarded an artist's residency in Banff, Canada. In 2021, she received a Te Whare Hera Residency at Massey University. In the same year, she held the McCahon House Residency in Auckland.[10]

She has exhibited in Canada, Australia, England, Niue and New Zealand.

Publications

Selected curations

Selected exhibitions

Selected exhibitions!Year!Title!Gallery!location!
2012Men of MatarikiCorban Estate Arts CentreAuckland, New Zealand [13]
2013Same STORY, different COLOURST PAUL ST GALLERYAuckland, New Zealand[14]
2013Return to senderPapakura Arts GalleryAuckland, New Zealand[15] [16]
2016Greetings from CanadaRM GalleryAuckland, New Zealand[17]
2018Reliving HiapoNathan Homestead GalleryAuckland, New Zealand
2018Everything is KapaiDunedin Art GalleryDunedin, New Zealand
2019Documenting the landFatahega Lodge and Backpackers Niue Arts and Cultural Festival
2019From the Archives Tim Melville Gallery, AucklandAuckland, New Zealand
2020Remember with meThe Grey Place Auckland, New Zealand
2020Our Last supper with you revised (Cora- Allan Wickliffe and Kelly Lafaiki.)Tautai Gallery Auckland, New Zealand[18]
2020Pacific Samplers (ft. Lonnie Hutchinson) Bartley and CompanyWellington, New Zealand
2021Roll with meFresh GalleryAuckland, New Zealand
2021Flowers from NiueBartley and CompanyWellington, New Zealand
2022From Otītori Bay RdAuckland, New Zealand[19]
2022Histories on HiapoBartley & Company ArtWellington, New Zealand[20]
International exhibitions!Year!Title!Gallery!Location!
2013Exotic weeds (ft. Shannon Brett.)Kick Arts Gallery
2015
  1. HUI Untitled
Art SocietyCalgary, Canada
2015Dusky MaidenElephant Artist Relief, Art ConferenceCalgary, Canada
2016Spring runoff MST FestivalCalgary, Canada
2016Found FootingWhipper Snapper GalleryToronto, Canada
2019The space between usBlack Dot GalleryMelbourne, Australia
2019Fifty Shade of BlakBlak Dot GalleryMelbourne, Australia
2019Returns and TransitsVancouver Art GalleryCanada

Awards

2004– RSA Community Award.

2004–2008 Keir Trust Scholarship Award.

2017– Selected finalist for the Estuary Art Awards.

2019– Selected finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Award.[21]

2020 – Creative New Zealand Pacific Heritage Artist award – Arts Pasifika Awards[22]

2021- Selected finalist National Contemporary Art Award Waikato Museum [23]

2021- Selected finalist Parkin Prize Award, Wellington [24]

2021– Springboard Award, Arts Foundation of New Zealand (award includes mentorship from 2008 Arts Foundation Laureate Shane Cotton)[25]

2022– Selected finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Award.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hiapo Artist Cora-Allan Wickcliffe Is Reviving A Lost Niuean Artform – Viva. 12 February 2022. Viva Magazine. en-US.
  2. Web site: 14 February 2022. Cora-Allan Wickliffe Biography, Artworks & Exhibitions. 14 February 2022. ocula.com. en.
  3. Web site: 25 October 2020. Cora-Allan Wickliffe wins CNZ award. 6 February 2022. RNZ. en-nz.
  4. Web site: Christian. Dionne. 22 February 2021. How artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe is reviving the ancient Niuean art of hiapo. 4 February 2022. Stuff. en.
  5. Web site: Cora-Allan Wickliffe. 6 February 2022. MOANA FRESH. en.
  6. Wickliffe . Cora-Allan . 2013 . Masters thesis . Reimagining Maori identity in Art . Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology . 10292/5926.
  7. Web site: Cora-Allan Wickliffe McCahon House. 4 February 2022. mccahonhouse.org.nz. en.
  8. Web site: BC Collective in Conversation: Cora-Allan Wickliffe, Daniel Twiss & Grace Ryder. 4 February 2022. The Dowse Art Museum. en.
  9. Web site: Murrow. Tony. 4 November 2020. Hiapo. 14 February 2022. little island press. en.
  10. Web site: Bartley & Company Art . 2022-04-01 . www.bartleyandcompany.art.
  11. Web site: Hiapo : a collection of patterns and motifs WorldCat.org . 2024-04-14 . search.worldcat.org . en.
  12. Web site: Shute. Gareth. 7 July 2020. From the moana to K Road: A new Auckland home for artists of the Pacific. 13 February 2022. The Spinoff.
  13. Web site: artsdiary581-7 . 4 February 2022 . www.artsdiary.co.nz.
  14. Web site: LOUISA AFOA . 4 February 2022 . TAUTAI – GUIDING PACIFIC ARTS . en-US.
  15. Web site: INZART – Libraries and Learning Services – The University of Auckland . 4 February 2022 . collections.library.auckland.ac.nz.
  16. Web site: OPENING EVENT // NEW EXHIBITION // RETURN TO SENDER curated by Cora-Allan Wickliffe // PAPAKURA ART GALLERY // 10.30am Saturday 20 April // . 4 February 2022 . Facebook events page.
  17. Web site: Exhibition/AWARDS . 10 February 2022 . Cora-Allan . en.
  18. Web site: Bartley & Company Art . 2022-04-01 . www.bartleyandcompany.art.
  19. Web site: Cora-Allan Wickliffe: From Otitori Bay Rd - Te Uru . 21 March 2022 . www.teuru.org.nz . Te Uru.
  20. Web site: Bartley & Company Art . 2022-04-01 . www.bartleyandcompany.art.
  21. Web site: MMCA 3D 2022 Selected Finalists. 10 February 2022. Molly Morpeth Canaday Award. en.
  22. Web site: 18 October 2021. Making Hiapo has been the only art form that makes me feel complete.
  23. Web site: Finalists for 2021 National Contemporary Art Award announced - Waikato Museum . 2022-04-26 . waikatomuseum.co.nz.
  24. Web site: Flightdec . 2021-finalist . 2022-04-26 . Parkin Prize . en-NZ.
  25. Web site: Magazine. Viva. Meet The Arts Foundation's Seven Springboard Recipients For 2021 – Viva. 6 February 2022. www.viva.co.nz. en-US.