Known for his attention to detail and fine application of tools and technology, Jamie Boynton actively draws upon his indigenous roots as a foundation for creativity and innovation. Jamie has a ‘Visual Communications & Design’ degree (BDes 1996), from the...
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Known for his attention to detail and fine application of tools and technology, Jamie Boynton actively draws upon his indigenous roots as a foundation for creativity and innovation. Jamie has a ‘Visual Communications & Design’ degree (BDes 1996), from the School of Design in New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. He has since received many awards from a career that spans nearly thirty years, and is regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary Māori artists.
“He Toi Whakairo, He Mana Tangata” - Where there’s artistic excellence, there is also human dignity.
Jamie lives in his tribal homelands of Tūhoe, Te Whakatōhea, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, of the Eastern Bay of Plenty. With his ‘Kura Waka’ - Art and Design Studio, located at his ancestral Marae in Hāwai, Jamie actively supports a strong social, cultural, and environmental conscience. Jamie teaches local tamariki (children), while merging his skills in fine-art and graphic design, to weave core values into a broader cultural context. By re-igniting the wisdom of his indigenous ancestors, Jamie's mission is to create iconic contemporary Māori art for the world.