Chris Bailey (born 1965) is a Māori sculptor and carver.[1] Bailey studied Māori language and Māori material culture at the University of Auckland under Dante Bonica.[2] He lives and works on Waiheke Island.[3]
Gravitating towards the harder stones of basalt and granite Bailey developed form driven stone works in a larger scale while also developing his carving skills working in totara alongside carvers of Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island.