Donna Campbell
Ko Te Kai o Te Whetu rāua ko Taranaki ōku maunga
Ko Waimamaku rāua ko Tangahoe ōku awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhauroa rāua ko Aotea ōku waka
Ko Whakamaumahara rāua ko Taeporohenui ōku marae
Ko Ngāpuhi rāua ko Ngati Ruanui ōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Pakau rāua ko Ngati Hāmua ōku hapū
Ko Mahareta rāua ko Te Ika ōku mātua
Ko Donna Campbell tōku ingoa
Donna Campbell is a Senior Lecturer and Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato. She is a practicing artist and avid researcher in the areas of raranga and whatu (Māori weaving arts). Donna has presented her research and exhibited nationally and internationally. Her creative work is held in prestigious collection such as the MAA Cambridge, London, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art Willamette University, Oregon USA, the Bishop Museum Honolulu Hawaii, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington. Donna’s key research interests are cultural empowerment through creative practice in Māori weaving arts, customary knowledge recovery and contemporary practice.
