Education
Bailey completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Māori and Cultural heritage at the University of Auckland under Dante Bonica.
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Chris Bailey
Edit Profilecarver of Ngāti Porou Māori sculptor
Career
He lives and works on Waiheke Island. Bailey has exhibited both nationally and internationally, winning the 2014 Wallace Arts Trust New Zealand Sculptor Award for his Bondi Points at the Bondi Beach, Sculpture by the Sea. He has received financial support from Creative New Zealand to produce works.
In 2010, Ringa Whao a documentary about Bailey’s practice was produced by Rongo Productions.
In 2011, he completed a public commission of carved pou situated outside Britomart Transport Centre in Auckland. 2014 Sculpture By The Sea Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Achievements
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2014 Sculpture By The Sea Bondi Beach, Sydney 2012 Ngā Kōrero Tūpuna FHE Galleries, Auckland 2011 Headland Sculpture on the Gulf Waiheke Island 2009 The New Zealand Room Louisiana Maddalena Church, 53rd Venice Biennale 2008 Mana Whenua The Lone Gallery, Auckland 2008 Motuaarairoa FHE Galleries, Auckland 2005 Toi Māori: The Eternal Thread Yerba Buena Centre for Arts, San Francisco.
