In 1951, Selwyn Wilson was the first Maori to graduate from a New Zealand art school. In 1957 he obtained a scholarship to study ceramics at the Central School of Art in London, and from 1960 on ceramics became his main means of expression. He belongs to the first generation of Maori artists to leave their mark in the world of contemporary Western art, cultivating at the same time the talent of many other younger artists.
