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Stevei Houkāmau is a uku artist based in the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington Region. Working primarily with clay since 2011, Stevei's focus on uku stems from its ability to evoke ancestral and spiritual connections to the whenua. Her work explores the relationship between tāngata (people), tipuna (ancestors), whenua (land) reflecting the vital relationship tangata whenua hold with the environment.

Stevei has exhibited and has works in collections both nationally and abroad. She has proudly represented Aotearoa at FESTPAC in Guahan and Various Indigenous Art Gatherings. Notably, stevei was awarded the Kingii Tuheitia Portraiture Award for 2023 and most recent held a solo exhibition at Objectspace, Auckland.