Karl Chitham (Te Uriroroi, Ngā Puhi) is Head of Arts & Culture for Hutt city council and director of The Dowse Art Museum. He held roles in universities, museums and public galleries including as Director and Curator at Tauranga Art Gallery. He is a trustee of Wairau Māori Art Gallery, the first dedicated public Māori art gallery nationally and has written for multiple arts publications including co-authoring the ground-breaking publication Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania. He has curated numerous exhibitions including Whetūrangitia/Made As Stars, Tohu Whakatipu, Shane Cotton: Te Puāwai and recently co-curating with Aaron Lister Reuben Paterson: The Only Dream Left at City Gallery, Wellington.