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

• Wickliffe, C.-A., & Lafaiki, F. (2020). Hiapo : a collection of patterns and motifs. Little Island Press.^[11]

Selected curations

• 2020: Moana Legacy. Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. Auckland.^[12]

Selected exhibitions

Selected exhibitions!Year!Title!Gallery!location!

2012	Men of Matariki	Corban Estate Arts Centre	Auckland, New Zealand	^[13]
2013	Same STORY, different COLOUR	ST PAUL ST GALLERY	Auckland, New Zealand	^[14]
2013	Return to sender	Papakura Arts Gallery	Auckland, New Zealand	^[15] ^[16]
2016	Greetings from Canada	RM Gallery	Auckland, New Zealand	^[17]
2018	Reliving Hiapo	Nathan Homestead Gallery	Auckland, New Zealand
2018	Everything is Kapai	Dunedin Art Gallery	Dunedin, New Zealand
2019	Documenting the land	Fatahega Lodge and Backpackers	Niue Arts and Cultural Festival
2019	From the Archives	Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland	Auckland, New Zealand
2020	Remember with me	The Grey Place	Auckland, New Zealand
2020	Our Last supper with you revised (Cora- Allan Wickliffe and Kelly Lafaiki.)	Tautai Gallery	Auckland, New Zealand	^[18]
2020	Pacific Samplers (ft. Lonnie Hutchinson)	Bartley and Company	Wellington, New Zealand
2021	Roll with me	Fresh Gallery	Auckland, New Zealand
2021	Flowers from Niue	Bartley and Company	Wellington, New Zealand
2022	From Otītori Bay Rd		Auckland, New Zealand	^[19]
2022	Histories on Hiapo	Bartley & Company Art	Wellington, New Zealand	^[20]

International exhibitions!Year!Title!Gallery!Location!

2013	Exotic weeds (ft. Shannon Brett.)	Kick Arts Gallery
2015	HUI Untitled	Art Society	Calgary, Canada
2015	Dusky Maiden	Elephant Artist Relief, Art Conference	Calgary, Canada
2016	Spring runoff	MST Festival	Calgary, Canada
2016	Found Footing	Whipper Snapper Gallery	Toronto, Canada
2019	The space between us	Black Dot Gallery	Melbourne, Australia
2019	Fifty Shade of Blak	Blak Dot Gallery	Melbourne, Australia
2019	Returns and Transits	Vancouver Art Gallery	Canada

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

• Wickliffe's Hiapo (Niuean barkcloth)
• Wickliffe's Hiapo (Niuean barkcloth)
• Wckliffe's tapa inspired garments

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.