About Anna

Anna Hayes

Ko Moumoukai te maunga
Ko Nūhaka te awa
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa te iwi
Ko Ngāti Rakaipaaka te hapu
Ko Kahungunu te marae
Ko Rotorua, ko Te Wairoa ōku kainga
Ko Jason Moeau tāku tāne
Ko Anna Hayes tōku ingoa

Anna Hayes
Artist – Designer – Weaver – Tutor

Born in Tiniroto and raised in Ruakituri, Northern Hawke Bay, New Zealand, my childhood revolved around riding horses, hunting, fishing, and loving the land. This connection to the natural world is evident in my work, which brings together elements from Aotearoa’s natural environment in a unique and evocative way.

Now spending my time between our homes in Wairoa and Rotorua, New Zealand, I draw on the knowledge and creativity inherited from my ancestors to bring weaving to life in a modern style. My work has been featured internationally in galleries and across the country as solo exhibitions and in collaboration with other artists.

I have a Bachelor in Māori Visual Art and a Diploma in Māori Language. In addition to creating my own works of art I run workshops from my studio, teaching others the Māori art of weaving.

When I’m not in the studio you can find me drawing inspiration from Aotearoa’s great outdoors with my husband Jason.

Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua.
As man disappears from sight, the land remains.

RESUME

SUMMARY STATEMENT 
I have a fascination of global similarities and differences in people and cultures. How we communicate, adapt and evolve making the most of what we have around us to not only survive but to learn, share, explore, love and thrive.

RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS 
2013 Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts ǀ Merit ǀ Te Wananga o Aotearoa, NZ

2006 Diploma in Business Management ǀ Australian Institute of Management

2003 Certificate in Adult Teaching ǀ Waiariki Institute of Technology NZ


EXHIBITIONS 
SOLO 
2022

Apato | Toi Gallery | Pātaka Art + Museum | Porirua NZ

2016 
Nō te mea ǀ Studio One Toi Tū ǀ Auckland NZ 

2015 
Kaingākau ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ

GROUP
2023

Melbourne Fashion Week | A collaboration with Australian First Nations Designer Annette Sax | The LUME | Melbourne Australia

2022

He Tirohanga Mai i ngā Whetu | A View from the Stars | Rotorua Library NZ

2021

Bay of Plenty Artists Exhibition | Lockwood Show Home Village | Rotorua NZ

2020

Shared Lines Collaborative: Pūtahitanga | Cathedral Square | Christchurch NZ

Estuary Art Awards ǀ Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery ǀ Auckland NZ

Miles Art Awards| Tauranga Art Gallery | Tauranga NZ

2019
Rotorua Museum Art Awards ǀ Energy Events Centre ǀ Rotorua NZ

British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Business Forum | Marriott Pinnacle Downtown | Vancouver | Canada

World Indigenous Business Forum | Convention Centre | Vancouver | Canada

National Basketry Organisation 10th Anniversary ǀ Kentucky Museum ǀ Kentucky 
USA 

Cherry Blossom Art Salon ǀ Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple ǀ Auckland NZ

Present Tense : Wāhine Toi Aotearoa ǀ Ramp Gallery ǀ Hamilton NZ

2018 
Cherry Blossom Art Salon ǀ Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple ǀ Auckland NZ

World Indigenous Business Forum | Events Centre | Rotorua NZ

Ngā purapura o Matariki ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ 

2017 
Te Wairua o Te Rotorua ǀ Bowen House Exhibition Space ǀ NZ Parliament

Huia Fashion Show ǀ Hinemoa Street ǀ Rotorua NZ

Matariki Celebration ǀ Helium Gallery ǀ Rotorua NZ

Matariki Rotorua ǀ Penny Haka Gallery ǀ Rotorua NZ

Echo/Paero ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ 

2016 
Hidden Oddities ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ

Shoes Extravaganza ǀ Two entries selected ǀ Auckland NZ

Estuary Art Awards 10th Anniversary ǀ Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery ǀ Auckland NZ

2012 
Matariki ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS 
2018 
Whakamā (part one) ǀ Rotorua Bike Festival Trust ǀ Rotorua

NZ Colour the Night Art Installation ǀ The Arts Village ǀ Rotorua NZ 

2016 
Christmas ǀ Rotorua Lakes Council ǀ Rotorua NZ


AWARDS 
2020
Finalist Estuary Art Awards ǀ Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery ǀ Auckland NZ

Finalist The Miles Art Awards | Tauranga Art Gallery | Tauranga NZ

2019
Finalist Rotorua Museum Art Awards ǀ Rotorua Museum | Rotorua NZ

2016 
Finalist for two entries ǀ Shoes Extravaganza ǀ Shoe Design Competition ǀ Auckland NZ

Finalist ǀ 10th Anniversary Estuary Art Awards ǀ Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery Auckland NZ

2007 
Second Place ǀ Culture as Wearable Art ǀ Wearable Creations and Colour Awards Rotorua NZ


MĀORI WEAVING TUTORING EXPERIENCE TO GROUPS 
(examples – not inclusive of all groups) 

2020
Creatives in Schools | NZ Government funded | Rotorua Girls High School | 100 hours of delivery

2019 
Children Living with Cancer ǀ Rotorua NZ ǀ 3 hour workshop

Zealandia Eco-Sanctuary Ambassadors ǀ Rotorua NZ ǀ 1 hour workshop 

2018 
Zealandia Eco-Sanctuary Volunteers ǀ Wellington NZ ǀ 2 hour workshop

Interflora District 3 ǀ Hamilton NZ ǀ 2-hour workshop 

2017 
English for Speakers of Other Languages ǀ The Arts Village Rotorua ǀ 1 x 8 week programme

Miss Rotorua Contestants ǀ Rotorua NZ ǀ 2 hour workshop 

2016 
Community Project ǀ Sleep Safe ǀ Rotorua Lakes District Health Board ǀ1 day

6 – 11 year olds ǀ Rotorua Childrens Art House ǀ 2 x 10 week programmes

English for Speakers of Other Languages ǀ The Arts Village Rotorua ǀ3 x 10 week programme

2015
Community Project ǀ Sleep Safe ǀ Rotorua Lakes District Health Board ǀ1 day workshop 

English for Speakers of Other Languages ǀ The Arts Village Rotorua ǀ 10 week programme 

Community Project ǀ Matariki ǀ The Arts Village Rotorua ǀ 1 day workshop 

Indigenous Weavers Exhibition ǀ Schools Project ǀ Rotorua Museum ǀ 2 hour workshop 

2014 
English for Speakers of Other Languages ǀ The Arts Village Rotorua ǀ 10 week programme