Pārongo - About

Kath Lousich is a practising visual artist of Ngai Tahu andTe Atiawa descent . She has been practising visual arts for 20+ years since the age of 14 having her first public collaborative exhibition at 18. She has collaborated in a various exhibitions since including Tauranga’s Te Whare Tangata the female essence, Te hā o Waitaiki Tauranga Waitangi Day celebrations. Lousich’s work has been featured on the cover of several Ngai Tahu Te Pānui Rūnaka with her last piece ‘Ko te ara, ka puta mai’ on the November edition. Lousich received a Special Commendation award from the Tauranga Art Gallery for her body of work ‘Invitant Le regard’.Artist and
Graphics designer for Hakui Collective Ngai Tahu/Kai Tahu