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Vicktoria is a multidisciplinary designer, cultural practitioner and strategist.

Her practice sits at the intersection of art, design and indigenous knowledge systems, with a strong focus on kaupapa Māori approaches and community-led outcomes. Working across visual communication, digital media and spatial storytelling, Vicktoria uses design as a tool to elevate te reo Māori, challenge inequities and create culturally resonant experiences.

Her methodology is intuitive — grounded in kaupapa Māori and shaped by deep listening, relationships and responsiveness to people and place. This approach allows her work to emerge organically, ensuring outcomes that are culturally anchored, collaborative and meaningful.

With a background in public health campaigns, education and socially driven creative projects, her work often explores the power of visual language to support identity, wellbeing and systemic change. Vicktoria’s projects have been recognised both nationally and internationally — including awards for cultural impact and design for social good.

Whether developing educational tools, leading creative strategy or illustrating narratives that centre Māori and Pacific voices, Vicktoria is committed to design that is thoughtful, intuitive and grounded in place.



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EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts
Whitecliffe College of Art & Design
Aotearoa NZ, 2023

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Whitecliffe College of Art & Design
Aotearoa NZ, 2018


AWARDS


Best Coverage of a Major News Event - Delta Outbreak

Voyager Awards News Publishers Association

Aotearoa NZ, 2022


Honorable Mention - Design for Society 
IDA International Design Awards
Los Angeles USA, 2021


Inaugural Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Finalist 
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
Aotearoa NZ, 2021

Kātoitoi Archives - Design for Cultural Impact 
Design Assembly
Aotearoa NZ, 2021  

Toitu Ngāti Porou Tertiary Scholarship
Te Runanganui O Ngāti Porou 
Aotearoa NZ, 2021

Sir Āpirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship
Te Tumu Paeroa
Aotearoa NZ, 2021

Master of Fine Arts Scholarship
Whitecliffe College of Art & Design
Aotearoa NZ, 2020



PUBLICATIONS


Pūhia III
Māori Literature Blog 
2025

The Story & Meaning of Matariki
Kāhu News; New Zealand Herald 
2021

The Whole Truth Project; COVID19 Vaccination
Stuff, Māori Television & Pacific Media Network
2021

Issue 04
Femisphere
2021



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