Lisa Wilkins Pirika is a NZ painter of Maori descent. Her tribal links are with Ngati Mutunga (Whare Kauri, Chatham Islands) and Ngai Tahu. Her art is heavily influenced by both her Maori blood and her surroundings at her home in Birdlings Flat, Poranui Beach, on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, and her role as the daughter of one of the kaitiaki (or guardians), Bob Pirika, Elder of Traditional Eeling methods at Lake Forsyth. Lisa is also currently exhibiting at Te Toi Mana Maori and the Dux de Lux restaurant in The Arts Centre of Christchurch. She also carves rakau (wood) with the full blessing of the senior male members of her whanau (family). Lisa is a self taught artist whose skills have been honed through many hours of patient thought, study and practice. Her works are vibrant, colourful and multi faceted.

Waikaha Studio
19 Lake Terrace Road
Poranui Beach, Birdlings Flat
Canterbury, NZ

Phone: ++64 3 329-0150
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