Cora-Allan Wickliffe

Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss (née Wickliffe; born 1986) is a multidisciplinary Aotearoa (New Zealand)-based artist and hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) practitioner, Wickliffe was awarded the Arts Pasifika Award for Pacific Heritage Artist in 2020 through Creative New Zealand.

Biography Wickliffe is Niuean and Māori, with roots in Alofi and Liku, as well as Ngāpuhi and Tainui in Aotearoa. Originally from West Auckland, she was born in 1986.

Wickliffe is a founding member of the BC Collective (Before Cook), along with her husband Daniel Twiss.

Wickliffe is the only living traditional hiapo (Niuean barkcloth) maker, and is recognised for resurrecting this art genre.

Wickliffe was represented by Bartley and Company who was a dealer gallery in Wellington. Her works are held in major collections such as Te Papa, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Lincoln University, The Arts House Trust, and Royal Academy of Arts.

In 2018, Wickliffe was awarded an artist's residency in Banff, Canada. In 2021, she received a Te Whare Hera Residency at Massey University.

She has exhibited in Canada, Australia, England, Niue and New Zealand.

Publications Wickliffe, C.-A., & Lafaiki, F. (2020). Hiapo : a collection of patterns and motifs. Little Island Press.

Selected curations 2020: Moana Legacy. Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust. Auckland.

Selected exhibitions (ft. Lonnie Hutchinson) Bartley and CompanyWellington, New Zealand 2022Histories on HiapoBartley & Company ArtWellington, New Zealand +International exhibitions Year Title Gallery Location 2013 Exotic weeds (ft. Shannon Brett.) Kick Arts Gallery Cairns, Australia (2020) Creative New Zealand Pacific Heritage Artist award – Arts Pasifika Awards (2021) Selected finalist National Contemporary Art Award Waikato Museum (2021) Selected finalist Parkin Prize Award, Wellington (2021) Springboard Award, Arts Foundation of New Zealand (award includes mentorship from 2008 Arts Foundation Laureate Shane Cotton) (2022) Selected finalist Molly Morpeth Canaday Award.