{{Short description|New Zealand master carver (born 1964)}} {{use New Zealand English|date=October 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox artist | name = Fayne Robinson | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Charles Eldon Fayne Robinson | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1964}} | birth_place = Hokitika, New Zealand | education = New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute | known_for = Māori carving | notable_works = Public sculptures including Te Pou Herenga Waka, Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch }} '''Charles Eldon Fayne Robinson'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/36997770 |title=Maori Arts and Crafts Institute of New Zealand oral history project |publisher=National Library of New Zealand |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref> (born 1964) is a New Zealand Māori artist specialising in carving. Robinson has contributed to the carving of buildings on many marae in New Zealand as well as exhibiting his art in galleries and museums.
== Biography == Robinson was born in 1964 and grew up in the South Island town of Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand. His iwi are Kāti Māmoe, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Apa Ki Te Rā Tō and Ngāti Porou.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fayne Robinson – Kura Gallery: Maori and New Zealand Art + Design.|url=https://www.kuragallery.co.nz/category/artists/fayne-robinson|access-date=2020-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref> Robinson trained in Māori carving at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua and graduated in 1984,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Fayne Robinson (1964– ), Māori artist biography and portfolio|url=http://www.spiritwrestler.com/catalog/index.php?artists_id=35|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Spirit Wrestler Gallery|language=en}}</ref> He was just 17 when he got accepted, and was one of only four from Ngāi Tahu who have attended.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walking the Line: Blending classical and contemporary approaches in carving|url=http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/event-cal/2019/walking-the-line|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Nelson Provincial Museum|language=en-NZ}}</ref> He was influenced to pursue Māori art from meeting the head weaver from the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Emily Schuster, when he was younger.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Master Carversredefine the faces of Ngāi Tahu|url=https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/our_stories/master-carversredefine-the-faces-of-ngai-tahu/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu|language=en-NZ}}</ref>
thumb|right|Kaipō, the wharenui at Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Marae, glimpsed through the trees thumb|right|The wharenui, Tūhuru, at Arahura Marae, after a pōwhiri during a vice-regal visit in 2020 Robinson has carved on meeting houses and at marae, including Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Marae in Bruce Bay, completed in 2005, and Arahura Marae near Hokitika, completed in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tepanui.co.nz/2014/02/arahura-marae-opening-3/ |title=Arahura Marae opening |date=13 February 2014 |work=Te Pānui Rūnaka |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref> The New Zealand national museum Te Papa Tongarewa owns three of his works in their collections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fayne Robinson|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/21186|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Collections Te Papa}}</ref> [[File:Te_Wheke_602.jpg|thumb|Te Wheke, wharenui at Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa ]]
== Works and exhibitions ==
===Wharenui as master carver=== * 2005 – Kaipō, Te Tauraka Waka a Māui Marae, Bruce Bay * 2010 – Wheke, Rāpaki (Te Wheke) Marae, Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa (with Riki Manuel)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/entertainment/arts/19353/Te-Wheke-to-be-reborn-at-Rapaki-Marae |title=Te Wheke to be reborn at Rapaki Marae |date=24 July 2009 |work=The Press |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/4397177/Rapaki-celebrates-2-7m-whare-opening |title=Rapaki celebrates $2.7m whare opening |first=Charlie |last=Gates |date=27 November 2010 |work=The Press |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> * 2013 – Tūhuru, Arahura Marae, Arahura
===Exhibitions=== * 2003 – ''Kiwa-Pacific Connections'', Vancouver, Canada, group exhibition<ref name=":0" /> * 2014 – ''Matatoki: Contemporary Māori Carving'', group exhibition developed by Rotorua Museum<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matatoki: Contemporary Māori Carving {{!}} The Dowse Art Museum|url=http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/matatoki-contemporary-maori-carving|access-date=2020-10-10|website=dowse.org.nz|language=en}}</ref> * 2017 – ''Ka Nohoaka Toi'', Toi Moaraki CoCA, Christchurch, group exhibition sponsored by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-18|title=Ngāi Tahu artists occupy CoCA for major new exhibition {{!}} Scoop News|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1708/S00267/ngai-tahu-artists-occupy-coca-for-major-new-exhibition.htm|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Scoop}}</ref> * 2019 – ''Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone'', group exhibition curated by Te Papa Tongarewa<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone|url=http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/current-exhibitions/2019/kurapounamu|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Nelson Provincial Museum|language=en-NZ}}</ref>
===Public installations=== * 2010 – ''Te Pou Herenga Waka'', Christchurch Civic Building, Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/blessing-of-te-hononga-the-new-christchurch-civic-building/ |title=Blessing of Te Hononga, the new Christchurch Civic Building |date=11 August 2010 |publisher=Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref> * 2013 – ''Te Kaiwhakatere o Te Raki'', pouwhenua, Scott Base, Antarctica<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tepanui.co.nz/2013/03/ngai-tahu-unveil-art-work-in-antarctica/ |title=Ngāi Tahu unveil art work in Antarctica |date=17 March 2013 |work=Te Pānui Rūnaka |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> * 2017 – Pounamu sculpture, Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa, Canterbury (with Caleb Robinson)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/119753210/pounamu-sculpture-returned-to-hanmer-springs-pools-after-theft |title=Pounamu sculpture returned to Hanmer Springs pools after theft |date=24 February 2020 |work=The Press |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> * 2018 – ''Tāwhaki'', Tūranga, Christchurch (with Caleb Robinson)<ref name="Tūranga">{{cite web |url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga/turanga-artworks-and-cultural-narrative/ |title=Tūranga – artworks and cultural narrative |publisher=-Christchurch Public Libraries |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> * 2018 – ''Kāhui Whatu'', Tūranga, Christchurch<ref name="Tūranga"/> * 2019 – ''Mana Motuhake'', Victoria Square, Christchurch<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayward|first=Michael|date=2019-03-04|title=New $300,000 artwork to be installed in Christchurch's Victoria Square|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/visual-art/111013362/new-300000-artwork-to-be-installed-in-christchurchs-victoria-square|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> * 2020 – Carved memorial stone, Jacobs River<ref>{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/westcoastmessenger/docs/west_coast_messenger_5_february_2020 |title=One place, two faiths, three bishops |work=West Coast Messenger |date=5 February 2020 |page=1 |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> * 2022 – Woolston Village pou, six pou, Woolston<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/pou-add-finishing-touch-to-woolston-village-upgrade |title=Pou add finishing touch to Woolston Village upgrade |date=28 February 2024 |work=Newsline |publisher=Christchurch City Council |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> * 2022 – ''Pou Tū te Raki o Te Maiharanui'', Takapūneke, Banks Peninsula<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/469729/pou-unveiled-to-mark-significance-of-takapuneke-near-akaroa |title=Pou unveiled to mark significance of Takapūneke near Akaroa |date=24 June 2022 |work=RNZ News |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – ''Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka'', Gillespies Beach Road<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/130738455/stunning-tohu-whenua-site-highlights-fox-glacier-as-a-taonga |title=Stunning Tohu Whenua site highlights Fox Glacier as a taonga |first=Brendon |last=McMahon |date=12 December 2022 |work=Stuff |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref> * 2023 – ''Kauawhi'', temporary installation at the Bridge of Remembrance, Christchurch; to be permanently installed at Kahurangi, the new youth mental health facility at Hillmorton Hospital, in 2024<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350068059/youth-mental-health-units-sculpure-unveiled |title=Youth mental health units’ sculpure unveiled |first=Kristie |last=Boland |date=12 September 2023 |work=The Press |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> * 2024 – ''Te Arawhiti ki Matangi Āwhio'', balustrade to bridge spanning Saltwater Creek, Nelson<ref>{{cite news |url=https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2024/07/new-saltwater-creek-bridge-connects-water-and-land-through-toi-maori-design/ |title=New Saltwater Creek bridge connects water and land through toi Māori design |date=9 July 2024 |work=Scoop News |access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref> <gallery> File:Te Pou Herenga Waka, Christchurch, New Zealand.jpg|''Te Pou Herenga Waka'', Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch File:Christchurch Public Library Art mask.jpg|Head of ''Tāwhaki'', Tūranga, Christchurch File:Tūranga 964.jpg|''Kāhui Whatu'', Tūranga, Christchurch File:Mana Motuhake, Christchurch, New Zealand 01.jpg|''Mana Motuhake'', Victoria Square, Christchurch File:Te Kopikopiko o te Waka MRD 05.jpg|''Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka'', Gillespies Beach Road, South Westland File:Saltwater Creek footbridge, Nelson.jpg|''Te Arawhiti ki Matangi Āwhio'', footbridge balustrade, Nelson </gallery>
===Other=== * 2017 – Crozier for Richard Wallace, second Pīhopa o Te Waipounamu<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tepanui.co.nz/2017/02/ngai-tahu-bishop-of-te-waipounamu/ |title=Ngāi Tahu Bishop of Te Waipounamu |date=22 February 2017 |work=Te Pānui Rūnaka |page=5 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> * 2018 – Design of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles jersey, worn by Manly for matches played in Christchurch<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canterburyrugbyleague.co.nz/2018/02/manly-wear-ngai-tahu-jersey-warriors-christchurch-clash/ |title=Manly to wear Ngai Tahu jersey against Warriors in Christchurch clash |date=21 February 2018 |publisher=Canterbury Rugby League |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> * 2018 – ''Te Ātanga'', Broadhurst–Shelford Trophy, contested in NRL matches between Manly Warringah and the New Zealand Warriors<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/104292088/manly-to-play-for-broadhurstshelford-trophy-in-home-fixtures-in-christchurch |title=Manly to play for Broadhurst-Shelford trophy in home fixtures in Christchurch |first=Olivia |last=Caldwell |date=29 May 2018 |work=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> * 2023 – Design of Tahutahi pounamu pendants (with Rānui Ngārimu) for the 2024 New Zealand Olympic team<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/06/13/extremely-rare-pounamu-accompanying-kiwi-olympians-to-paris/ |title='Extremely rare' pounamu accompanying Kiwi Olympians to Paris |date=13 June 2024 |work=1News |access-date=10 March 2026}}</ref>
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