Raukura Turei

Raukura Turei (Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Taranaki, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) was born in 1987 in Tāmaki Makaurau, where she also lives and works with her partner Moko and two daughters. She received her Masters of Architecture (Prof) from the University of Auckland in 2011 and registered as an Architect with the NZRAB in 2015. 

Turei has been working with whenua as a medium in her art practice since 2018. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Season, Tāmaki Makaurau (2024); The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Whakatū (2024); The Dowse Art Museum, Te Awa Kairangi (2023); day01., Sydney (2022); Sumer, Tauranga (2019); Corban Estate Arts Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau (2018); and Auckland Art Fair (2018).