About the College of Creative Arts , Mō Toi Rauwhārangi

Kingsley Baird is a visual artist, writer, and professor of fine arts at the Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts. His research is an investigation of memory, memorialisation, and remembrance, primarily in relation to war, culture, national identity, mythology, place, and new conceptual, aesthetic, and material ways of creating memory forms. www.kingsleybaird.com

Johnson is a leading Indigenous artist, designer, and academic whose work bridges Mātauranga Māori and creative technologies. An innovator in decolonised and indigenised design, his practice spans visual arts, game development, and storytelling. He is widely known for championing Māori design, with work exhibited nationally and internationally.

Sven Mehzoud has directed design programmes at New Zealand and Australian universities for over 20 years and is originally from Switzerland where he practiced architecture. Sven’s creative practice encompasses exhibition design, scenography and interior architectural design, and currently focuses on narrative constructions in museums and exhibition design.

Heather is a curator and writer who works in the fields of modern and contemporary New Zealand and international art. She has been involved in senior roles in three presentations of the New Zealand pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2009, 2013 and 2015) and has held senior curator roles at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, and ST Paul St., AUT University.

Faith Kane is a textile and materials design researcher and educator, driven by the belief in the transformative potential of textile and material thinking to shape sustainable futures. Her work is grounded in place-based and transitional approaches that foster innovation, connection, regeneration and meaningful change. Find out more about Faith’s work at www.faithkane.com

Oli’s research seeks to make our creative sectors more sustainable, accessible, and fairer. He has collaborated on major research projects with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Toi Mai workforce development council, and APRA-AMCOS among others. He is also an accomplished artist with over 20 years experience in the music industry.

Kerry Ann Lee is an artist, designer and scholar whose research explores exchange and transformation in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. She is Creative Director of the Asian Aotearoa Arts programme, and is well-known for her publishing, fanzine and illustration work. Lee exhibits nationally and internationally, and has been awarded residencies in China, Taiwan, USA, Mexico and Australia.