First Nations artist Archie Moore, who is representing Australia at the Sixtieth Venice Biennale, has won the event’s prestigious Golden Lion for best pavilion, becoming the first Australian artist to do so.
By Kevin McDonald of Whakaata Māori A collective of wāhine Māori artists has won a major award at the world’s premier international art festival, the Venice.
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The four wāhine Māori practitioners: Erena Arapere-Baker (Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangātira), Sarah Hudson (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Pūkeko), Bridget Reweti (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) and Terri Te Tau (Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) have won the Golden Lion.