Michael Parekōwhai

Michael Parekōwhai
Michael Parekōwhai, 2006
Born
Michael Te Rakato Parekōwhai

1968 (age 56–57)
Porirua, New Zealand
Alma materElam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland
MovementInstallation art, conceptual art
AwardsArts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award in 2001

Michael Te Rakato Parekōwhai (born 1968) is a New Zealand sculptor and a professor at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts. He is of Ngāriki Rotoawe and Ngāti Whakarongo descent and his mother is Pākehā. Parekōwhai was awarded an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award in 2001. He represented New Zealand at the 2011 Venice Biennale.

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