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Buck Nin

Buck Nin (1942 - 1996) was active/lived in Australia.  Buck Nin is known for Painting.

Born in Auckland in 1942, Buck Nin Ngati Ruakawa, Ngati Toa taught art at Hamilton College for more than twenty years.  He graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1965, later gaining a Masters in Education from the University of Hawaii, then a Doctorate in Fine Arts from Texas Technical University. 

In the 1970s he tirelessly campaigned to raise the profile of Maori art.  Dr Buck Nin's work was inspired by both his Maori and Chinese ancestry.  His work is in the collections of University of Hawaii, Te Papa, The New Dowse, Manawatu Art Gallery, COCA, Aigantighe Art Museum, Rotorua Museum of Art and History and Waikato Museum of Art and History.

"Buck Nin became a major force in the contemporary Maori art movement with his strongly individual style of painting, his teaching, and his willingness to work with people from all walks of life.   Buck was a larger than life person not only because of his physical size but also because of his   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2110 characters.]  Artist bio

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