Veranoa Hetet
Veranoa Puketapu Hetet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Education | Te Wananga o Raukawa Wellington Polytechnic, Te Whanau Paneke,The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. |
| Known for | Weaving |
Veranoa Puketapu Hetet (born 1966) is a New Zealand weaver of Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa and Ngāti Maniapoto descent.
Family
Veranoa Hetet’s mother was master weaver, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet and her father is master carver Rangi Hetet.[1] She attributes her knowledge of Māori arts to her upbringing and family. Her great-grandmother was Dame Rangimarie Hetet and her great aunt was Diggeress Te Kanawa.[2]
Teaching
Since 1996 Hetet has taught weaving at tertiary institutions such as Te Wananga o Raukawa, Wellington Polytechnic, Te Whanau Paneke, and The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. Veranoa is based in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt where she continues to teach from The Hetet Studios.[3]
In 2012 Hetet and her group of weavers Te Roopu Mīro were weavers in residence for the exhibition Kahu Ora at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[4] In a previous discussion with Awhina Tamarapa, the curator of Kuhu Ora, Hetet describes her passion for learning, 'Every time you learn a technique, it opens up the possibilities even more. So the more you’re exposed to, the more possibilities there are for creating things'.[1]
Recognition
Hetet has received funding from Creative New Zealand for the development of new works and travel.[5] In 2014 she received a substantial arts grant to produce works for an exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum.[6] She has exhibited and travelled widely, including a 2014 one-month residency on St Helena, researching and teaching about extracting muka from the flax which has grown on the island since the mid-1900s.[7]
Her work has been exhibited at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The Dowse Art Museum, City Gallery Wellington, Waikato Museum and Puke Ariki.[8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Huhana; Tamarapa, Awhina (2002). Taiāwhio: Conversations with Contemporary Māori Artists. Wellington: Te Papa Press. ISBN 0-909010-86-2.
- ^ Tamarapa, Awhina. "Kahu Ora Weaver: Te Roopu Mīro". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Veranoa Hetet". Toi Māori Aotearoa. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Kahu Ora". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Who got Funded 2011". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Funding round: Arts Grant". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Edwards, Simon. "Veranoa weaves her way to St Helena". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Collections Online". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Local Knowledge". The Dowse Art Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Precious Cargo". Tim Wigmore. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Ngā Uri Whakatipu". Waikato Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Call of Taranaki". Puke Ariki. Retrieved 29 January 2015.