Donna Campbell (born 1959) is a

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university teacher, curator, weaver and textile artist. She affiliates with Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Ruanui iwi. Her works are held in the

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and in the

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. In 2019 Campbell completed a PhD at the

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with a thesis titled ''Ngā kura a Hineteiwaiwa: The embodiment of Mana Wahine in Māori fibre Arts''. The

holds a kete whakairo made by Campbell in 1993. It is made of plaited flax strips 3–5 mm wide, dyed red and black, in a vertical twill pattern, with braided handles of black-dyed muka. Along with showing her work in numerous exhibitions, Campbell has also curated exhibitions of weaving and textile artworks. She is currently a senior lecturer at the

. She is the co-leader (along with Dr Catherine Smith and

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) of a team undertaking a kaupapa Māori research project, funded by a Marsden grant. The team (which includes Jeanette Wikaira and

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) are researching Te Rā, the last known Māori sail. The sail is currently held at the British Museum.

Select exhibitions

* ''Ngahuru Hei Mahia Tō Tātou Ao / Thread The Past So That The Younger Generation Can Progress'', The Poi Room, 17 July 2020 - 31 July 2020. *''Ka Hikina: Navigating the Present,'' Waikato Museum, 14 June 2019 - 15 July 2019. * ''Whenua Ora / Upon the Land'', Waikato Museum, 29 August 2015 - 25 April 2016. *''Call of Taranaki: Reo Karanga o Taranaki'', Puke Ariki, 2013. *''The Reclaimed Kete Series - By Donna Campbell'', Waikato Museum, 25 November - 16 December 2006. *''The Eternal Thread, Te Aho Mutunga Kore'', Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 2005, Cult Couture 2005 and Telstra Clear Pacific Event Centre 2006.

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Campbell discussing the state of fibre arts in New Zealand

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Te Ahi Kaa mo 14 o Poutu te rangi (14 March 2010). {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Donna New Zealand Māori weavers 20th-century New Zealand women artists 21st-century New Zealand women artists Women textile artists Ngāpuhi people Ngāti Ruanui people 1959 births Living people University of Waikato alumni University of Waikato faculty