30/08/2026
Meet Ushy Ushy (Ahsin Ahsin) 🤩
Ahsin is an artist based here in Kirikiriroa - from Aitutaki and Aitu in The Cook Islands. He has exhibited extensively throughout Aotearoa, as well as Belgium, India, and Melbourne and has an impressive portfolio of commissioned works.
His vibrant and bold works are influenced by 1980s-90s sci-fi films, street art, and comic books, incorporating a range of artistic and pop culture references. 🎬
His imagination brings to life fantastic creatures, sigils, graffiti marks and gestures, all suspended in hyperspace. Working in a neo-pop style, Ahsin creates across various surfaces, from street murals to contemporary gallery spaces.
Ahsin’s funky, big croc character is a fun constant in his art. We are lucky enough to have his Big Boy Croc featured in our space, on Liverpool Street.🐊
You can find his murals at 13 Liverpool Street, Hamilton Central and Steele Park, Grey Street, Hamilton East.
Or you can catch Ahsin’s temporary mural in The Campus as Canvas: behind the paint’ exhibition at the Gallagher Performing Arts Centre The University of Waikato.
In this project he collaborated with Pounamu Wharekawa to create a stunning matariki inspired piece of work. ✨
