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(Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa)
(1942 - 96) Auckland born, he was based in Hamilton, teaching art for over 20 years at Hamilton college. In 1965 he graduated from University of Canterbury School of Fine art, later he gained a masters education from th University of Hawaii, then a doctorate in fine arts administration from Texas Technical University in the late 70s.
Inspired by his Maori and Chinese ancestry, he used traditional Maori designs in his work. He also sought to raise the profile of Maori art in New Zealand.
NZ rep: Aigantighe, Centre of Contemporary Art (Christchurch), Manawatu Art Gallery, Rotorua Musuem Tepap, Waikato Museum.
“Buck Nin became a major force in the contemporary Maori art movement with his strongly individual style of painting, his teaching, and his willingness to work with people from all walks of life.
Buck was a larger than life person not only because of his physical size but also because of his considerable intellect, his energy, his powerful and often large paintings, and his commitment to the development of art and its people.
The imagery in the work of Buck Nin is drawn from Maori carving, weaving and rafter patterns, spread across a minimalist landscape, like a sacred cloak, warming , embracing and caressing the earth. This is his Maori earth Papatuanuku.
History will show him as one of Maoridom’s and subsequently New Zealand’s great contemporary artists...”
- Darcy Nicholas, friend and fellow artist
taken from Friends of Buck Nin by Julie Wenham and Alex McPherson
