Vanessa Wairata Edwards is a New Zealand artist based in Whanganui who works primarily in printmaking.
[6][7] In 2002, Edwards graduated from the Quay School of the Arts, Universal College of Learning (UCOL), Whanganui, majoring in printmaking.
Alongside her in 2025 this committee includes Margaret Aull (Co-chair), Chris Bryant, Regan Balzer (Co-Chair), Tāwera Tahuri (Secretary), Bonita Bigham, Rewiti Arapere, Randal Leach and others.
[10] Later in 2022, she was part of the Hā exhibition at the Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Wellington, which featured twelve wāhine (women) artists.
[6] As part of her masters project, an exhibition of her prints, Taa E Kōrero Ana – Marks That Speak, was on display at the Niven Gallery, Taupō.