Pauline Yearbury (b.1926 d.1977 Ngāpuhi) was one of the first Māori artists to introduce Māori cultural narratives into contemporary art. Her work is characterised by a bold and illustrative style. This focussed survey includes incised wooden panels featuring figures from pūrākau for which Yearbury is best known, as well as lesser-known drawings and paintings.

Yearbury, formerly Blomfield, was born in Mātauri Bay, Te Tai Tokerau Northland and moved to Tāmaki Makaurau in her teens to attend Elam School of Fine Arts. She graduated in 1946, becoming the first Māori person to gain a fine arts qualification. After tutoring at Elam for a number of years, Yearbury returned to Te Tai Tokerau and established a gallery in Kororāreka Russell with her husband, where she sold and promoted her work.