Buck Nin
Date of birth
1942
Date of death
1996
Place of birth
Place of death
Nationality
Biography
Senior Tainui artist Buck Nin recently passed away after an illness. He made a significant contribution to the development of Maori art in New Zealand. The legacy of his art-making and his ideas about contemporary Maori culture remain with us in a large body of work, painted in Nin's characteristic style.
- Lara Strongman, Curator of Fine Arts
- Lara Strongman, Curator of Fine Arts