Charles & Janine Williams - Home Land See

430mmW x 630mmH

Giclee Print on 300gsm Hot Press Bright White Epson Paper.
Limited edition of 75 prints.

Fiksate Exclusive Edition.

Fiksate Gallery in association with Canterbury Museum has produced an exclusive, limited edition giclee print by Aotearoa urban art legends, Charles & Janine Williams.

'Home Land See' is a stunning representation of Charles and Janine's work for 'SHIFT: Urban Art Takeover'. The artwork showcases the artist's distinctive collaborative style and pays homage to our stunning native birdlife.

About the artists:
Charles Williams (Ngāti Kahungūnu, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Whakatōhea, Ngāpuhi)

 Founding member of the world championship-winning TMD crew (The Most Dedicated), a collective of creatives from around the world) who continue to push artistic boundaries & who have been global leaders in the urban contemporary art field for the past 25+ years.  A passion for endemic/native birdlife Charles' work focuses on the connection of culture & the natural world with a strong focus on Māori/indigenous narratives & themes.  His global influence within the street art/urban art scene has led to numerous personal & group achievements. He is the first & only Māori urban artist to have won graffiti art competitions both as an individual artist & crew member here in Aotearoa & around the world including: ​

• Write4Gold world graffiti art championship crew titles (TMD Crew) Aotearoa, Germany 2004, Germany 2006

• World Individual graffiti art title winner Papeete,Tahiti (Ono'u Festival Tahiti), 2016

• Ironlak Team member of the Guinness Book of Records title for the worlds longest graffiti scroll, Dubai 2016

• Guest judge world graffiti art competition Papeete, Tahiti (Ono'u Festival Tahiti) 2017

• Winner of the Fasm Creative Battle mural competition Modesto, California 2018

• Sponsored artist & signature spray can design for Ironlak spray paint

​Janine Williams, (Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara) 

One of Aotearoa's first wahine Māori urban artists she has been a member of the world-acclaimed collective 'TMD Crew' since 1998.  An exhibiting contemporary artist of the 2022 Sculpture on the Gulf Biennial (Waiheke Island) her work has featured in a wide range of exhibitions & shows throughout Aotearoa & the world.  Janines works as a mana whenua endorsed artist for her Tāmaki Makaurau Iwi she works alongside major property developers, Eke Panuku, government agencies & Iwi as both the artist & as a creative consultant. Her passion lies in creating work that reflects local cultural & historical narratives & stories that have a direct connection to the whenua in which the artwork remains while pushing traditional practices into contemporary & urban settings.  With a range of projects currently underway at different stages of development, some previous permanent works include:​

• GridAKL building - external glass canopy designs, timber soffit ceiling designs & inlays, lintel & gobo lighting custom designs

• 132 Halsey Street - sculptural ceiling work 'Taunekeneke' (interaction/relationhip) & bronze cast inlays 

• 10 Madden Street, Wynyard Quarter - external concrete panel design 'Rātā

• Freida Barnes Plaza - custom concrete plinth seating designs

• Te Tauoma development Glen Innes - building facade concrete panel design

• BHive building (Smales Farm) meeting pod designs & commission vinyl artwork

• Watercare pumpstation commission - Amee Daldy Park, Wynyard Quarter, project management & artwork painting alongside husband Charles

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