Introduction to Fred Graham

Introduction to Fred Graham

Talk

Saturday 31 May 2025 / 11am

Philip Carter Family Auditorium

Free

Join contemporary sculptor Brett Graham and lead curator Felicity Milburn for an introduction to this new exhibition of significant sculptures by esteemed artist
Fred Graham.

Fred Graham: Toi Whakaata / Reflections brings together a focused selection of works by esteemed Māori sculptor Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui, 1928 – 2025). Reflecting on Graham’s art practice of over seventy years, this exhibition includes significant works made between 1965 and 2013, with an emphasis on the artist’s small-scale freestanding sculptures and relief works.

Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui, b. 1967) is a sculptor who creates large scale artworks and installations that explore indigenous histories, politics and philosophies. Graham lives and works in Waiuku on the southern shore of Manukau Harbour (Auckland, New Zealand), though has been a constant traveller through his career, undertaking residences through Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific), North America and Europe.

Exhibition developed and toured by Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery.