Charlotte Graham (born 1972) is a contemporary Māori artist living in her tribal homelands of Auckland.
[2] She studied under Robert Jahnke, Shane Cotton and Kura Te Waru Rewiri as one of the first graduate students for the degree.
[1] After completing her post-graduate studies in Māori visual art, Graham trained as a teacher (Auckland University) and worked at secondary schools in Auckland, including Māori boarding school St Stephens, while continuing to make art.
She also worked full time as a Kaihangatoi (Māori art tutor) at Mason Clinic, WDHB, forensic psychiatric services.
[3][1] Graham's art practice draws on her Māori heritage to explore critical issues that affect New Zealand society such as racism, cultural stereotyping and land rights, particularly the controversial foreshore and seabed legislation.