Acknowledging and informed by the rich cultural resources of her Polynesian heritage (Maori-Ngai tahu, Samoan), Lonnie Hutchinson is a multi media, installation and performance artist who exhibits in New Zealand. Lonnie's signature works comprise of decorative cut outs made from black builders' paper. In 2000 Hutchinson was the first woman recipient of the Macmillan Brown Centre for pacific Studies residency at the University of Canterbury, and was also a recipient of the first International Indigenous Art residency in 2003 at Banff Art Centre, Canada. Her work has been reviewed in a variety of publications, and is held in many public and private collections.