Roka Ngarimu-Cameron

Rokahurihia Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron MNZM is a New Zealand Māori tohunga raranga (master weaver) from the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi, and also of Irish descent.[1][2]

Roka Ngarimu-Cameron

MNZM
Ngarimu-Cameron in 2011
Born
New Zealand
Known forWeaving
AwardsMNZM

Biography

In 1990, Ngarimu-Cameron established ‘Te Whānau Arohanui’, a marae and foster care centre in Waitati, Otago. The centre provides care for youth and is also a venue for Ngarimu-Cameron's weaving courses.[3]

In 2008 she completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Otago Polytechnic. Her dissertation studied the combination of traditional Māori weaving and loom weaving, and included a solo exhibition, ‘Toku Haerenga/My Journey’, held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Since 2008 Ngarimu-Cameron has been a lecturer in traditional arts at the University of Otago.[3]

In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ngarimu-Cameron was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.[2]

Publications
  • Ngarimu-Cameron, R. (2010). Tōku haerenga - a transformation of Māori cloaks: Combining traditional Māori materials with western weaving techniques.[4]
  • Ngarimu-Cameron, R., Torr, J., & Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures. (2010). Ngā kākahu: Change & exchange. Porirua [N.Z].: Pataka Museum of Arts & Cultures.[5]
  • Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron (MNZM) (2019) Weaving the Two Cultures of Aotearoa/New Zealand Together: From the Art of Making Traditional Off-Loom Garments to a Contemporary Practice of On-Loom Weaving, TEXTILE, 17:2, 158–167, DOI: 10.1080/14759756.2018.1474000[6]

References
  1. Dignan, James (16 March 2017). "Art Seen: March 16". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT - 2011-vr4108 - New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Roka Ngarimu-Cameron, Opotiki | The Governor-General of New Zealand". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. Ngarimu-Cameron, Roka (2010). Tōku haerenga - a transformation of Māori cloaks: combining traditional Māori materials with western weaving techniques. ISBN 978-3-8383-9290-5. OCLC 946799363.
  5. Ngarimu-Cameron, Roka; Torr, Jo; Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures (2010). Ngā kākahu: change & exchange. Porirua [N.Z.: Pataka Museum of Arts & Cultures. ISBN 978-0-9582393-2-5. OCLC 669968335.
  6. Ngarimu-Cameron, Roka Hurihia (3 April 2019). "Weaving the Two Cultures of Aotearoa/New Zealand Together: From the Art of Making Traditional Off-Loom Garments to a Contemporary Practice of On-Loom Weaving". Textile. 17 (2): 158–167. doi:10.1080/14759756.2018.1474000. ISSN 1475-9756. S2CID 194258647.
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