Diane Prince

Diane Prince interview
📍Kāpiti Coast
"There's so many Māori in the community, I would call them activists...what would we do without them, what would we do without nannies like me? My moko have lots of nannies too, they teach in Kōhanga / Kura, - that's activism. The fact that we still exist, that's activism. And everyone says 'oh weaving that's pretty' - no its's not, you idiot! It's our history! And we're keeping it alive." - Diane Prince.
Diane Prince (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whatua and Ngāti Kahu) is a painter, weaver, installation art practitioner, set designer and educator, whose multimedia practice emphasises Māori rights, particularly Māori women’s rights. She shared with us about her upbringing and the influences that shaped her art.
▪️ ✨ Diane Prince: Activist Artist ▪️ brings together a selection of works that foregrounds the close relationship between activism and art in Diane’s practice.
▪️✨ Until 9 March 2025 here at Pātaka
A survey of works by Diane Prince, guest curated by Gina Matchitt.