Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania
A landmark publication that takes another look at craft and its broader cultural role.
Damian Skinner
Damian Skinner is a Pākehā art historian who lives in Tauranga. He received his PhD in art history from Victoria University of Wellington in 2006, for a thesis exploring the dynamic relationship between customary and modern Māori art in the twentieth century.
Alongside his interest in cultural exchanges between Māori and Pākehā in New Zealand art, he has explored the history of craft in Aotearoa in a number of books, as well as publishing widely on New Zealand and international contemporary jewellery.
Damian Skinner
Books
The Māori Meeting House: Introducing the Whare Whakairo
An accessible, illustrated guide to the history, artistry and cultural significance of the whare whakairo or Māori meeting house.
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Q&A with the authors of Crafting Aotearoa: A cultural history of making in New Zealand and the wider Moana Oceania
Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U Māhina-Tuai and Damian Skinner, the authors of Crafting Aotearoa, discuss their work with Te Papa Press
Damian Skinner: biography and 10 questions about The Māori Meeting House: Introducing the Whare Whakairo
Damian Skinner, author of The Māori Meeting House: Introducing the Whare Whakairo, discusses his work with Te Papa Press.