George Koji, Untitled (1981), Mount Street Cemetery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021

Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Grassy Knoll by Mount Street Cemetery, Kelburn Campus, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Untitled

George Kojis was born in Wisconsin, United States. Between 1964 and 1967 he served in the armed forces. Later he studied painting at the University of Wisconsin and ceramics at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Phoenix, Arizona. 

In 1976 moved to Aotearoa to lecture in art at Wellington Teachers' College. He also taught pottery, design and ceramics at Wellington Polytechnic School of Design and Victoria University. After his move to New Zealand, Kojis exhibited widely throughout the country and examples of his work are held in several public galleries and libraries.

Christchurch City Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

George Koji, Untitled (1981) [detail], Mount Street Cemetery, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington