Kalisolaite 'Uhila said he felt humbled and overwhelmed at the award for an art project on homelessness.
He produced it after spending three months living on Auckland's streets.
Mr 'Uhila said he now tells others, not only, to follow their own passion and path in life but to find artistic mentors.
"Seek help from the pioneers of the time before us and just kind of look at the sea and beyond and think to yourself, what is beyond that horizon line?"
