Piki Diamond
Piki Diamond
Waterview
AUCKLAND 1026
Painting, Drawing, Education, Administration, Research
2009-current MA in Maori Development
2010 Manu Ao Academy – Maori leadership developmnet
2009 Certificate of Tertiary Teaching
2008 Cerificate of Proficiency in Rumaki Reo
2005 Bachelor of Visual Arts
1995 First year of BA in Arts (Curtin University)
1994 Advanced Certificate in Art & Design
1993 Certificate in Art & Design
2009 Certificate of Tertiary Teaching
2008 Cerificate of Proficiency in Rumaki Reo
2005 Bachelor of Visaul Arts
1994 Advanced Certificate in Art & Design
1993 Certificate in Art & Design
2009-current Tutor with Certificate of Art & Design Intermediate at Auckland University of Technology
2005-2008 Administration, Production and Web Coordinator with Neilson Publishing
2004-2005 Retail Manager with L'Occitane NZ Ltd
2003 Assistant Manager with The Body Shop, Dublin. Ireland
2002-2003 Retail Manager with L'Occitane NZ Ltd
2002 Photo Agent for Auto Trader, ACP
1996-2002 Retail Management with The Body Shop NZ Ltd
p. 021 806806
e. pikid74@gmail.com
Member Profile
Piki DiamondIn my artwork I love working on commissioned works. My art-making practice is about the feel of a site, place or person. Anything that moves me emotionally enough to where I want to capture their mauri (essence) in a painting. Their mauri evokes the expereince of ihi, wehi, wana within me, it inspires me.Capturing its mana and heightening it even more so through the emotive use of colour and texture. As I recall that experience in my studio I become a conduit, a medium for the sublime wonder to guide my art making. From this point colours are selected and as I lay the panels on trestle legs and massage paint onto the panels, the feeling moves my body to produce the final artwork. Because of this I only paint mauri that evokes positive uplifting feelings, hence creating paintings that are inspired by Mauri ora (well being).
Currently I am doing my thesis on how Maori ideals can be integrated into a non-Maori art curriculum, to ensure that our students have the opportunity to learn, reconnect to their culture and korero about themselves and things Maori. The education field is what I am most interested in.
