Overview
The School of Art – Whiti o Rehua delivers specialist Photography and trans-disciplinary Fine Arts qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
We are part of Wellington’s dynamic cultural scene, which includes galleries, museums and artist-run spaces. We stand on Pukeahu, a sacred landmark for Wellington mana whenua Te Āti Awa. With Te Rau Karamu Marae at the heart of our campus, we are expanding our Māori and Pacific creative practice.
Whether you’re a student or research partner, you’ll benefit from the expertise of our internationally recognised researchers.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Massey
We are deeply committed to being a Tiriti-led university, demonstrating authentic leadership in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand as we uphold te Tiriti o Waitangi, the founding document of our nation, and its principles through our practice. We embrace this not just as an obligation but as a real opportunity for the nation and its people.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – The Treaty of Waitangi at Massey
Study with us
Study Fine Arts and Photography with us, combine studio-based learning with technical workshops to develop your own creative interests.
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Study art & photography
Massey graduates are prepared for a career in fine arts or photography. Get access to expert educators and state-of-the-art facilities. Learn more now.
Research
Our researchers push the boundaries of contemporary art while tackling crucial cultural, environmental and political issues.
Projects range from indigenous-led international partnerships to to local collaborations that explore identity, whakapapa and the environment.
View selected projects below.
Exploring the space between us
Exploring the space between us Associate Professor Rachael Rakena, Professor Huhana Smith, Massey and external colleagues
Massey artists and educators are creating new global relationships through 'The Space Between Us'. This Indigenous-led initiative explores how digital and new media can express shared experiences of colonisation and engage marginalised communities in art.
The project includes more than 30 partners from:
- Canada
- the United States
- Hawai'i
- Alaska
- Greenland
- New Zealand
- Finland
- Australia
- Norway.
Land, sea and people
Land, sea and people Hemi Macgregor
Recent work by Senior Lecturer Hemi Macgregor explores our connections with the rhythms of nature. Rendered in glowing blues and greens, his abstract paintings are inspired by the patterns of raranga (weaving) and nature's cyclical seasons, while exuding the energy of street art.
Macgregor is a highly respected artist and teacher. In 2020–21, his work was included in Toi Tū Toi Ora, the largest ever exhibition staged by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Indigenous relationships and collaboration are central to his practice.
See images of Macgregor's exhibition Toitū Te Whenua, Toitū Te Moana, Toitū Te Tangata
Sculpture and society
Sculpture and society Richard Reddaway
A survey of 35 years of work by Senior Lecturer Richard Reddaway have highlighted this prolific sculptor's talent for collaboration.
The exhibition at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in Masterton in 2019–20 was called 'It does no harm to wonder / The Body of the Work'. Along with Reddaway's sculpture from the mid-1980s and photomontages from the 1990s it included objects made by local school students and craftspeople.
Reddaway has been making distinctive and diverse sculptural work for decades, including exhibitions in Australia, Peru, Spain, The Netherlands and USA. He produced the first significant showing of New Zealand art in Mexico.
Who we are
Our senior staff are artists and expert mentors across a range of media. We encourage our students to express themselves confidently in a precarious world.
Professor Kingsley Baird
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
Associate Professor Simon Morris
Accreditation and rankings
QS Ranking - Art & Design
College of Creative Arts – Toi Rauwhārangi ranks in the global top 200 for art and design by QS World University Rankings.
Ranked 2nd in Asia Pacific for the Red Dot Design ranking
Massey is ranked 2nd in Asia Pacific in 2025 in the international Red Dot Design Ranking for the third consecutive year, the only design school to be ranked in New Zealand and Australia. This year’s results places Massey in the top 3 universities in Asia Pacific for the 11th year in a row.
Contact the School of Art – Whiti o Rehua
You can tour our campus in Wellington or Toioho ki Āpiti – Māori Visual Arts in Manawatū.
School of Art – Wellington campus
School of Art – Wellington campus
- creative@massey.ac.nz
- Phone
- Location
Physical address
Block 1
Te Whare Pukākā
Mount Cook
Wellington 6021Use our Wellington campus maps or find us on Google Maps.
Toioho ki Āpiti Māori Visual Arts – Manawatū campus
Toioho ki Āpiti Māori Visual Arts – Manawatū campus
- Location
Physical address
Toioho ki Āpiti
Te Pūtahi-a-Toi – School of Māori Knowledge
Bourke Road
Turitea Campus
Massey University
Palmerston NorthUse our Manawatū campus maps or find us on Google Maps.
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