Robin Slow

Robin Slow (born c. 1948) is a New Zealand painter of Māori art based in Tākaka and a retired art teacher.

Early life and family Slow was born in Wairau, Blenheim. He went to primary school in Wairau, where a visiting art teacher Cliff Whiting inspired him with a lesson on a Māori story about the beginning of carving.

Art Even while teaching fulltime, Slow continued to produce art prolifically, often teaching by day and painting by night, and producing thousands of works through his career.

Since 1991, Slow worked with the community at Onetahua Marae producing murals, traditional instruments, kowhaiwhai, and carving. He and his wife Rose helped build the wharenui Te Ao Marama. He had overall responsibility for the design and layout of the wharenui. Working with visitors from throughout New Zealand and the world, much of this and subsequent work was completed on a community basis.