Māori Artist Community Condemns White Woman’s ‘Entitlement’

Māori Artist Community Condemns White Woman’s ‘Entitlement’

A white-presenting woman from New Zealand claimed that she was barred from exhibiting her painting at an exhibition presenting Māori artists, because she isn’t part of the indigenous community. A video showing her painting – a portrait of a Māori woman – faced significant backlash, with many people denouncing her apparent entitlement. Earlier this month, a woman who goes by Ivana Gardner took to her TikTok page to defend her mom, painter Hazel H…