Nigel Borell
Nigel Borell | |
|---|---|
Borell in 2022 | |
| Born | Nigel John Floyd Borell 1973 (age 52–53) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Massey University - BMVA Elam School of Fine Arts - MFA |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Contemporary Māori Art |
| Institutions | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira |
Nigel John Floyd Borell MNZM (born 1973) is a New Zealand Māori artist, curator, and Māori art advocate. He curated the exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in 2020, the largest exhibition since they opened. In 2021 the Art Foundation of New Zealand created an award (He Momo – A Moment in Time Award) to acknowledge the work of Borell in this exhibition.