Turumeke Harrington (b. 1992 Otāutahi Christchurch, Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne) has a background in industrial design and fine arts. An interest in whakapapa, space, colour, and material sees her regularly creating large sculptural installations at the intersection of art and design. Harrington’s clarity of form and function is supplemented by a poetic pragmaticism and a commitment to making that is at once playful and provocative. Her sympathetic approach to materials combines with a bold colour palette and sharp humour to create engaging works that speak to the artist’s own personal relationships, cultural anxieties, and everyday musings.
Harrington has an MFA from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, a BFA from Ilam School of Fine Arts, and a Bachelor Design Innovation from Victoria University of Wellington. Harrington already has an impressive exhibition history that includes CoCA, The Dowse Art Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Pātaka Art + Museum, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, The Adam Art Gallery, Objectspace, RM Gallery, and The Physics Room. Harrington has also received several scholarships. residencies, and awards, and is the inaugural recipient of the Wai-Toi-Moroki Arts Foundation Springboard Programme.