Heidi Brickell (Te Hika o Papauma, Ngati Apakura, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Rangitāne, Ngāi Rongomaiwahine) is based in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau. Her work is grounded in the psychological and informed by her fascination with the interplay of multiple languages, spoken and unspoken, human creations that enable or facilitates exchange, while also being marked by imprecision. Her solo exhibition Pakanga for the Lostgirl also opens this March at Te Wai Ngutukākā (formerly St Paul's Street Gallery) in Tāmaki Makaurau. Other recent exhibitions include He Pāoro Perea at Kaukau, Pōneke; Floundering Arms Swallowed by Pendent Whenua at Paludal Gallery, Ōtautahi; Alluvial Hours at Laree Payne Gallery, Kirikiriroa; and Nine Māori Painters at Tim Melville Gallery, Tāmaki Mākaurau. Brickell graduated with a Master of Fine Art from Elam School of Fine Arts in 2011. Her work in te reo Māori revitalisation and education feeds into her artwork.