Ruth Green Cole

Since completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam, I have continued to develop my professional practice as a contemporary New Zealand printmaker.  I was drawn to printmaking from a young age, enjoying the multidisciplinary approach it offers.

My iwi affiliations are Nga Puhi and Te Arawa. My art practice involves investigating my Maori and Pakeha cultural identity and primarily looks at New Zealand History, museum display, cultural artifacts and customary objects.

My art practice is multidisciplinary, merging elements of print, paper construction, weaving and installation. The development of my work has come about through a personal comprehension and appreciation of the facets of my history that lay dormant; I look to the past to address my Maori traditional heritage in a contemporary context.