Louisa Humphry

Louisa Murdoch Humphry MNZM (born 1952) is an I-Kiribati artist and master weaver with over thirty years of experience.

[2] While in New Zealand she attended New Plymouth Girls’ High School and studied nursing at Whangārei Base Hospital.

[7] In 2019, Humphry and Kaetaeta Watson were part of an exhibition and events at the Dowse Art Museum, in Wellington called Ā Mua: New Lineages of Making.

[10] This art work was subsequently purchased by The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and is held in their permanent collection.

The exhibition also had work by Sosefina Andy, Nikau Hindin, Wikuki Kingi, Pacifica Mamas, Kaeteata Watson and The Veiqia Project, and was curated by Ioana Gordon-Smith.

[5]In 2019, Humphry won the Pacific Heritage category, with Kaetaeta Watson, at the Arts Pasifika Awards, organised by Creative New Zealand.

[6] In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Kiribati community and culture.