Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery is set to open its new exhibition, Cosmologies, running from 30 May to 9 August 2026.
Cosmologies brings together Indigenous artists Naminapu Maymuru-White and Nikau Hindin in a visual dialogue that invites visitors to follow stellar lines, witness ancestral narratives in motion, and locate themselves within enduring cosmologies.
The Trusts is proud to sponsor the Cosmologies exhibition and support Te Uru to create world-class experiences in West Auckland, while also celebrating indigenous creativity, identity, and heritage.
This funding also helps facilitate the first-ever exhibition in New Zealand for Naminapu Maymuru-White. A senior Yolŋu artist from Australia, Naminapu is celebrated internationally for her intricate bark paintings depicting the Milŋiyawuy (the River of Stars). Joining her is Aotearoa’s own Nikau Hindin (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Tūpoto), who has been instrumental in reviving the traditional Māori practice of aute (barkcloth).
Adrienne Schierning, Director of Te Uru said the Cosmologies exhibition was made possible thanks to The Trusts funding.
“Cosmologies is going to be a very special exhibition at Te Uru, bringing two talented indigenous artists together for the first time during Matariki. It being Naminapu Maymuru-White’s first exhibition in Aotearoa makes it even more of a milestone.”
Timed to align with Matariki, Cosmologies explores the profound significance of the night sky. Across many Indigenous knowledge systems, celestial bodies are understood as living presences that narrate creation stories, orient seasonal cycles and anchor relationships between people, land, sea, and sky. Together, these artists use traditional pigments and bark-based materials to map the enduring bonds between land and sky and the ancestral bonds that connect us across generations.
The Trusts are proud to make this exhibition possible, celebrating the incredible talent that connects our past, present, and future generations.
For gallery hours and more information on Te Uru, please visit teuru.org.nz
