Jonathan Mane-Wheoki

Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
Born 1943
Died (aged 70)
Auckland, New Zealand
Pancreatic cancer
Citizenship New Zealand
Fields Art history
Institutions University of Canterbury
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
University of Auckland
Alma mater University of Canterbury
Courtauld Institute of Art
Known for Contemporary Māori and Pacific art history
Notable awards CNZM (2014)

Jonathan Ngarimu Mane-Wheoki CNZM (1943 – 10 October 2014) was a New Zealand art historian, academic and curator. Of Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī and English descent, he was a pioneer in the study of contemporary Māori and Pacific art history.[1]

Born in 1943,[2] Mane-Wheoki grew up in the Hokianga.[1] He was educated at the University of Canterbury and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, gaining a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Fine Arts (with honours in painting) and a Master of Arts.[3][4] He began his academic career at the University of Canterbury in 1975, rising to become dean of music and fine arts.[1] In 2004 he became director of art and collection services at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[5] and in 2009 he was appointed professor of fine arts and head of the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.[6] He stepped down as the head of Elam in 2012,[4] was an honorary research fellow at Te Papa from 2012, and in 2013 he took on the part-time role of head of arts and visual culture at that institution.[5] After the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, he supported the retention of ChristChurch Cathedral, arguing that the church was part of the city's identity and its "heart".[1]

In 2008 Mane-Wheoki was awarded an honorary LittD by the University of Canterbury,[7] and in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts.[8]

He died from pancreatic cancer in Auckland on 10 October 2014,[9] having recently visited the Hokianga to see where he would be buried.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Art mogul Jonathan Mane-Wheoki dies". Stuff.co.nz. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Auckland Art Gallery honours curator, academic and art historian Professor Jonathan Ngamuri Mane-Wheoki (1943–2014)". Auckland Art Gallery Te Toi o Tāmaki. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "University of Canterbury to honour art historian". University of Canterbury. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Professor Jonathan Ngarimu Mane-Wheoki". University of Auckland. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Queen's Birthday honour for Te Papa's leading art scholar". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki". Royal Society of New Zealand. 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Honorary graduates" (PDF). University of Canterbury. 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Prominent NZ art historian dies". Radio New Zealand News. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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