Margaret Aull
Margaret Aull (b. 1978, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Fiji) is a Māori–Fijian artist and curator whose practice bridges painting, sculpture, and installation to explore whakapapa, tapu/tabu, and cultural knowledge systems. Based in Te Awamutu, Aull has exhibited widely across Aotearoa, Fiji, Australia, the United States, and Morocco, where she presented at the Casablanca Biennale in 2018.
Her work is both deeply personal and politically resonant, weaving Māori and Pacific perspectives to interrogate identity, ritual, and the role of art in cultural wellbeing. Recent projects include Toi is Rongoā (Waikato Museum, 2022), a significant exhibition that centered mātauranga Māori and artistic expression as the methodology for health and wellbeing; her ongoing work as a member of The Veiqia Project was recognised with the Pacific Heritage Art Award by Creative New Zealand in 2025.
She has also been instrumental in establishing kaupapa that strengthen Indigenous arts and cultural practice, including Āhua Gallery for New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute and project manager for Haumanu Collective a group dedicated to the vitalisation of Taonga Puoro. Alongside this, Aull maintains strong international engagement, contributing to projects and networks that connect and advance Pacific artists globally.
Beyond the studio, Aull is a respected arts advocate, serving on advisory groups for Toi Māori Aotearoa, Creative New Zealand, Toi Ngā Puhi, and Toi Tūwharetoa. Her work situates her practice across communities, and spaces of revitalisation whilst facilitating a number of events that celebrates cultural identity
