Kathleen Lousich

Kai Tahu, Te Atiawa - Artist

Contribution: Kath created the logo and home page painting for this website.

Phone: 022 683 0440

Email: karameagirl@hotmail.com

Taku Kōrero, Taku Mahi::

Kath Lousich is a practising visual artist of Kai Tahu and Te Atiawa
descent. She has been practising visual art since the age of 14 and had
her first collaborative exhibition at 18. She has collaborated in Te
Whare Tangata the female essence exhibition Tauranga, and featured on 4
of Kai Tahu’s Te Panui Runaka covers with her body of work titled
‘Migration’ making the September 2018 edition. As a creative Kath
explores a variety of concepts from her culture where she challenges the
written and art history about Maori culture to modern publicity the male
gaze and the female objectification. Kath received a special
commendation award from the Tauranga Art Gallery for her 2018 body of
work ‘Invitant Le Regard’ and a letter of acknowledgement from
Tauranga MP Tamiti Coffey for her joint exhibition Te Hā o Waitaiki for
the Waitangi Day celebrations 2019.