Roka Ngarimu-Cameron Explained

Roka Ngarimu-Cameron
Birth Place:New Zealand
Known For:Weaving
Awards:MNZM

Rokahurihia Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron is a New Zealand Māori .[1] [2]

Biography

In 1990, Ngarimu-Cameron established ‘Te Whānau Arohanui’, a marae and foster care centre in Waitati, Otago. The centre provides care for youth and is also a venue for Ngarimu-Cameron's weaving courses.[3]

In 2008 she completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Otago Polytechnic, supervised by Leoni Schmidt, Christine Keller, Clive Humphreys and Khyla Russell. Her dissertation studied the combination of traditional Māori weaving and loom weaving, and included a solo exhibition, ‘Toku Haerenga/My Journey’, held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.[4] Since 2008 Ngarimu-Cameron has been a lecturer in traditional arts at the University of Otago.

In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ngarimu-Cameron was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.

Ngarimu-Cameron is of the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, and is also of Irish descent.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dignan. James. 2017-03-16. Art Seen: March 16. 2021-01-03. Otago Daily Times Online News. en.
  2. Web site: THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT - 2011-vr4108 - New Zealand Gazette. 2021-01-03. gazette.govt.nz.
  3. Web site: Roka Ngarimu-Cameron, Opotiki The Governor-General of New Zealand. 2021-01-03. gg.govt.nz. en.
  4. Ngarimu-Cameron . Rokahurihia . 2008 . Masters thesis . Tōku Haerenga . OUR Archive, University of Otago . 10523/5162 .
  5. Book: Ngarimu-Cameron, Roka. Tōku haerenga - a transformation of Māori cloaks: combining traditional Māori materials with western weaving techniques. 2010. 978-3-8383-9290-5. English. 946799363.
  6. Book: Ngarimu-Cameron. Roka. Ngā kākahu: change & exchange.. Torr. Jo. Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures. 2010. Pataka Museum of Arts & Cultures. 978-0-9582393-2-5. Porirua [N.Z.|language=English|oclc=669968335].
  7. Ngarimu-Cameron. Roka Hurihia. 2019-04-03. Weaving the Two Cultures of Aotearoa/New Zealand Together: From the Art of Making Traditional Off-Loom Garments to a Contemporary Practice of On-Loom Weaving. Textile. 17. 2. 158–167. 10.1080/14759756.2018.1474000. 194258647. 1475-9756.

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