Chris Bailey (artist)

Pou Tū Te Rangi (2011) on the Auckland waterfront
Tauranga Waka (2016) on Beach Road, Auckland

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.

  1. ^ "Chris Bailey Artists". FHE Galleries. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Tooled up to learn". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ^ Gifford, Adam (2012). "Blowing on the embers". The New Zealand Herald.