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Associate Professor Donna Campbell

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Associate Professor

Donna Campbell (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ruanui) is a practicing artist and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato. 

Donna’s PhD research focused on investigating embodied Indigenous knowledge in the art forms of Māori weaving arts, and creative practice as decolonizing spaces. Donna is a passionate practitioner in the fields of raranga and whatu creating sculptural garments and in situ installations.
On- going current research is uncovering the embodied mātauranga Māori in the Māori sail housed in the British Museum, this project was funded by Te Apārangi Royal Society 2017-2021.

Her creative works are held in national and international collections - The museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The Bishop Museum Hawaii, Hallie Ford Museum of Art Willamette University Oregon, The British Museum., Puke Ariki Museum New Plymouth and Waikato Museum Hamilton.

Rangahau · Related projects

Matakitenga project

22MR13 Toiora, Hauora: Developing Māori arts-based pedagogy for whānau wellbeing
Kaiārahi · Project lead Associate Professor Hinekura Smith
Whare wānanga · Host Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka Unitec
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

Toiora, Hauora is a Kaupapa Māori arts-based collaboration that theorises the pedagogy of Māori creative practices, specifically focusing on how Māori arts can support flourishing Māori whānau wellbeing.

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