Professor Jahnke is currently the Head of The School of Maori Studies, and Maori Visual Arts Programme Coordinator at Massey University, with research specialties in Māori visual arts, and the history of Māori visual culture (traditional/contemporary).

Born in Waipiro Bay in 1951, Robert Jahnke originally trained in design and film, but has since become a leading sculptor in New Zealand artistic circles. His mixed German/Samoan/Maori/Irish ancestry epitomises the makeup of modern New Zealand. Jahnke is an advocate for biculturalism, with tribal affiliations to Te Whanau a Rakairoa, Te Whanau a Iritekura, Ngai Taharora, and Ngati Porou. (more…)

Here’s a look at the spectacular sculptures of the 2005 headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF exhibition.

Born in Tokyo, Kazu Nakagawa came to New Zealand in 1987, bringing with him a set of traditional Japanese cabinetmaker’s tools. His extraordinary skill at working with wood, immense patience and willingness to spend whatever it takes to achieve perfection have created some incredible works of art (see here).

Nakagawa has exhibited at previous headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF exhibitions and is himself a Waiheke Island local. For further information, visit www.kazunakagawa.com