Kingsley Baird

Kingsley Baird
Baird in 2007 in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Born	1957 (age 66–67) Wellington, New Zealand
Education	RMIT University Victoria University of Wellington
Known for	sculpture, design
Website	www.kingsleybaird.com

Kingsley Baird is a Wellington-based artist and designer whose commissions include the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the National War Memorial of New Zealand and Te Korowai Rangimarie – Cloak of Peace – at Nagasaki Peace Park.

His work – primarily in sculpture – is concerned mostly with themes of memory and remembrance, loss and reconciliation, and cultural identity. It comprises collaborative landscape and urban design projects, installation art, video art and painting, as well as community projects. His commissions include the Australia-New Zealand Memorial, Canberra, and the kererū sculpture in Tawa village.

Baird holds a Master of Fine Art degree from RMIT, Melbourne, and a Diploma in Arts from Victoria University of Wellington. He is currently a practising artist and designer, and Associate Professor at the College of Creative Arts, Massey University of Wellington.

Gallery

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  The New Zealand Memorial (2001) in Canberra, Australia
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  The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (2004) at the National War Memorial in Wellington
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  The Cloak of Peace – Te Korowai Rangimarie (2006) at Nagasaki Peace Park in Japan

Further reading

• Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Government of New Zealand
• Kingsley Baird, Proposal for Nagasaki Peace Park, November 2005 accessed at [1] – unveiled Nov 2006 at [2] Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Kingsley Baird's website