Lisa Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine Ngāi Tū) was born in 1964 in Auckland, New Zealand, where she continues to live and work. Spanning film, video, photography, installation, performance, design, costume, and sculptural form, Reihana’s art making is driven by a strong sense of community which informs her collaborative working method. Since the 1990s she has significantly influenced the development of contemporary art and contemporary Māori art in Aotearoa New Zealand. Reihana represented New Zealand at the Venice Biennale in 2017 with the large-scale video installation in Pursuit of Venus [infected] (2015-17). Reihana’s work is held in private and public collections while Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki cares for the largest international holdings of the artist’s work.

Lisa is staying at Green College for two weeks in October 2024. Her residency is co-sponsored with the Museum of Anthropology.

Her panoramic video and sound work in Pursuit of Venus [infected] is currently on show at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC, and closes on January 5, 2025.