Matariki Williams Explained

Nationality:New Zealander
Alma Mater:Victoria University of Wellington
Employer:Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Children:2

Matariki Williams is a Māori curator and writer based in Whakatāne, New Zealand.[1] In 2021, she was appointed Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, Senior Historian, Mātauranga Māori at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in Wellington.[2] [3] She is a member of the Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue, and Ngāti Hauiti iwis.

Early life and education

Williams grew up in Tauranga.[4] She obtained an undergraduate degree in Māori studies and history at the Victoria University of Wellington. She pursued a master's degree in Museum and Heritage Studies.

Career

Williams became a Matauranga Maori curator at Te Papa in late 2016. Williams is co-founder of and co-editor (alongside Bridget Reweti) of ATE Journal of Maori Arts. In 2024, she was involved in New Zealand's delegation to the Venice Biennale.[5]

Personal life

As of 2020, Williams has a partner and two children.[6]

Publications

References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-25 . Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art . 2023-09-27 . RNZ . en-nz.
  2. Web site: Matariki Williams Careers and Employment . 2023-09-27 . Victoria University of Wellington . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-28 . Matariki Williams appointed as Pou Hītori Māori Matua Senior Māori Historian . 2023-09-27 . Waatea News: Māori Radio Station . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Walker . Zoe . 2018-03-28 . Matariki Williams on Wellington's Thriving Art Scene . 2023-09-27 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: Amery . Mark . 2024-04-19 . Mataaho Collective scoops Golden Lion at Venice Biennale in a huge weekend for art from Oceania . 2024-07-23 . RNZ . en-nz.
  6. Web site: Emms . Francesca . 2020-04-29 . Matemateaone . 2023-09-27 . Capital Magazine . en-US.
  7. Book: Gibson . Stephanie . Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance . Williams . Matariki . Cairns . Puawai . 2019 . Te Papa Press . 978-0-9941460-4-5 . en.
  8. Web site: Williams . Matariki . 2020-06-11 . These are my feathers: An extract from Te Manu Huna A Tāne . 2023-09-27 . The Spinoff . en.

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