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Chevron Hassett

Chevron Hassett (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. His work spans sculpture, photography, and public installations, exploring urban Māori experiences, memory, and place. He has exhibited across Aotearoa and Australia, and is currently developing new sculptural works that respond to community, architecture, and whakapapa.

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A person in black clothes sits in an art studio surrounded by paint cans, artworks, and art supplies, with colorful paintings and splattered walls in the background.

Meet the artist who created a new portrait every day for a year

Chevron Hassett

A man stands in front of a garage art studio, wearing a brown jacket and black hoodie. Behind him are large abstract artworks, canvases, and art supplies.

How Hugo Koha Lindsay turned colonial blackboards into works of Māori resistance

Chevron Hassett

An older man in a brown suit stands beside a colorful, abstract portrait featuring a face with vibrant red, blue, and green hues, displayed in an art gallery. More colorful artwork is visible on the wall behind him.

Darcy Nicholas: A homecoming half a century in the making

Chevron Hassett

A large abstract mural is displayed on the exterior wall of a modern gray building. People sit at tables outside a café near the entrance, enjoying a sunny day.

The Toi Tauranga Art Gallery reopening has brought a community home

Chevron Hassett

A person in a green shirt works on a wooden sculpture in an art studio filled with tools, wooden figures, drawings, and a large flag on the wall. The workspace is creative and organized.

Holding space: The work of Ngaroma Riley

Chevron Hassett

A man in a workshop uses a wooden mallet and chisel on a piece of wood at a workbench covered with tools, with woodworking equipment and supplies visible in the background.

Carving a different path: The art and whakapapa of Leon Kipa

Chevron Hassett