24 April 2018

Cook Islands artist Fe’ena Syme Buchanan is a recent graduate of Unitec’s Bachelor of Creative Enterprise where she specialised in photography and illustration.  She chose to study because she didn't want to be a traditional artist with the assumed struggles associated with it - poverty and lack of work.

“I was intrigued by the incorporation of business practices and ethics. I wanted to be an artist but also know how to be a practicing professional,” says Fe’ena.