Category Award Winners 2023

People's Choice, Highly Commended and Commended winners for Ringa Toi 2023

People's Choice Awards

The People’s Choice Awards are awarded based on the number of votes an artwork receives from visitors to the exhibition. The People’s Choice Award is sponsored by Toi Māori Aotearoa. This year’s winners are:

First Place

Name: Foua Tuielu

School: Western Heights High School

Title of work: The tapestry of my roots

Western Heights High School Foua Tuielu The tapestry of my roots

Second Place

Name: Siena Terimene-Simon

School: Northcote College

Title of work: Kura-hau-awatea

Northcote College Siena Terimene Simon Kura hau awatea

Third Place

Name: Benjamin Brown

School: Ōtāhuhu College

Title of work: Pākati

Otahuhu College Ben Brown Pakati

The category award winners for the 2023 Ringa Toi Student Exhibition are as follows:

Toi Whakairo

Principal art form.

Highly Commended

Name: Stella Harding

School: Whangārei Girls High School

Title of work: Tūkaiaia

Stella Harding

Commended

Name: Te Hau Tawhiti Pini

School: Tauranga Boys’ College

Title of work: Pūkaea

Te Hau Tawhiti Pini

Toi Matihiko

Digital print where the reproduction processes have been manipulated by computer.

Highly Commended

Name: Lottie Roberts

School: Wellington Girls’ College

Title of work: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Poster

Lottie Roberts

Commended

Name: Ofa Taufa

School: Whangārei Girls HS

Title of work: Whakairo projects

Ofa Taufa

Toi Whakaahua

Photography with no digital manipulation.

Highly Commended

Name: Maioha Mahanga

School: Whangārei Girls High School

Title of work: Tukaha ki te whenua                                                                          

Maioha MahangaCommended

Name: Fidellis Lilii-Amiomio

School: Marist College

Title of work: Palu’ava

Fidellis Lilii Amiomio 

Toi Waituhi

Paint, ink and drawing where the brush or drawing tool is pulled across a surface. “Tuhi” is to strike a surface. This is where the instrument is pushed in the opposite direction to how it is normally used.

Highly Commended

Name: Jayme Hubbard

School: Western Heights High School

Title of work: Manu-nui-ā-rangi

Jayme Hubbard

Commended

Name: Siena Terimene-Simon

School: Northcote College

Title of work: Waenganui

Siena Terimene Simon

Toi Matatuhi

Printmaking where the artist draws the image, prepares the plate, scribes/scratch the image onto the surface then inks and prints the image onto specifically prepared paper.

Highly Commended

Name: Isabelle Jefferys

School: Queen Margaret College

Title of work: Wahine Toa

Isabella Jeffreys

Commended

 
Name: Zara Frost

School: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

Title of work: Ahurea Tuakiri

Zara Frost

Toi Matarau

Shaping and fashioning, usually more than one surface at a time. These surfaces are then impressed on again by joining and adding to with paint or multi-media materials.                                                              

Highly Commended

Name: Ocean-Lee Tito-Heremaia

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa

Title of work: Pitomata Whatukura

Ocean Lee Tito Heremaia

Commended

Name: Rhythm Barclay

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa

Title of work: Māu te Toiora, mākū te wairoa

Rhythm Barclay

Toi Wharepora

Traditional and contemporary weaving forms.                                                                            

Highly Commended

Name: Te Maia Neho

School: Te Wharekura o Mauao

Title of work: Hieke

Hieke

Commended

Name: Tiakihana (Jackson) Tavendale

School: Rangiora High School

Title of work: Kererū

Tiakihana Jackson Tavendale

Pacific Art Excellence Award – Te Moana nui a Kiwa Measina Award

This year alongside our usual categories, we will be also awarding a Pacific Art Excellence Award – Te Moana nui a Kiwa Measina award (Measina is the Samoan word for ‘treasure’), and this award recognises excellence in Pasifika Arts.

Pasifika Excellence Award

Name: Tiare Wichman

School: Avondale College

Title of work: Navigator

Tiare Wichman

The 2023 Ringa Toi Student Exhibition was judged by Erena Koopu. 

NZQA acknowledges all the student artists and schools that contributed works for this exhibition and extends their sincere thanks to all those who made this exhibition possible through their support.

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