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Artist Profile – Hinauri Mead
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa Hinauri is a weaver of garments based on traditional Māori clothing styles and form, specialising in whatu and tāniko. She has always been creative, at a very young age she had the desire to learn to weave but was too shy to ask anyone to teach her. Hinauri worked on a […]
Artist Profile – Neke Moa
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Ahuriri, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tuwharetoa Neke Moa is an Ōtaki based contemporary Māori jeweler and predominantly works with stone, pounamu (NZ jade) and locally sourced materials. In 2000 she gained a Diploma of Design and Art at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, furthering her studies at Whitireia completing a Bachelor of […]
Artist Profile – Arumaki Pasene Grennell
Ngāti Maniapoto, Rarotonga, Niue, Tahiti Arumaki creates taonga pūoro (traditional musical instruments) and decorative Māori & Pacific art from clay both traditional and contemporary using natural, traditional and modern materials. He is mostly self-taught in regard to making and playing taonga pūoro, drawing inspiration from past and present practitioners. Recently he had the privilege to […]
Artist Profile – Awhina Osborne
Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti TukoreheThe first rangatahi artist in residence at the Māoriland Film Festival, Āwhina is an environmental artist specialising in the personification of the natural Māori world. Nurtured by whānau, her love for Papatūanuku (Earth Mother) is her source.‘I just love to draw!’Āwhina works with a graphic designer to digitise her artwork for sale. She is supported […]
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Toi Matarau Goes Online!
Ka hiwa rā! Ka hiwa rā! Māoriland is very excited to announce the online store for TOI MATARAU, our beloved gallery at the Māoriland Hub. Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua. Turning plan A into plan B!! When COVID-19 shut the doors of the Toi Matarau gallery and exhibition space in late March, […]