Our Artists

Lindah Lepou Samoa (1983)   About the Artist New Zealand born, Samoan raised, fa’afafine.  

Melanie Tangaere Baldwin Ngāti Porou, Rongomaiwahine   About the Artist I am a māma, artist

Etanah Lalau-Talapa Afega & Sa’anapu, Samoa   About the Artist  Etanah Lalau Talapa (b. 1995,

Ngaroma Riley  Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Pākehā   About the Artist  Ngaroma Riley (Te Rarawa,

Sione Monu Tonga About the Artist  Sione Tuivailala Monū is an artist of the Tongan

Erena Koopu  Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau a Apanui    About the Artist  I was born

Ngaumutane Jones Ngāti Kahungunu, Kai Tahu, Tainui, Tūhoe   About the Artist  Traversing the realms

Renee McDonald Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu   About the Artist  Renee McDonald is a rising

Jade Townsend  Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungunu   About the Artist  Jade Townsend (Te

Rihari Campbell-Collier  Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Te Whakatōhea, Ngai Tai, Te Whānau-ā- Apanui   About the Artist 

Talia Smith  Samoan, Cook Island   About the Artist  Talia Smith is an artist and

Maia Keane Ngaī Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata Maia is a contemporary Māori artist born and raised in

Ngaire Tuhua  Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Whātua Ko te Hoe o Tainui te pou ki mua  Ko

Natalie Robertson Ngāti Porou, Clann Dhònnchaidh   With a focus on cultural and environmental relationships, Natalie

Melaine Tangaere Baldwin Ngāti Porou Melanie Tangaere Baldwin is a multi disciplinary artist, arts educator,

Jamie Berry Te Aitanga–a–Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ruanui  Jamie is a Multidisciplinary Artist

Erena Koopu Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Awa Kapa Haka: the good, the bad, and

Lissy & Rudi Robinson-Cole Lissy: Ngāti Hineamaru, Ngāti Kahu | Rudi: Waikato, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāruahine,

Amio Renati Ngāti whakaue, Tūhourangi, Tapuika, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti kurī Amio is an interdisciplinary artist

Sarah Hudson  Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Pūkeko  Sarah Hudson is a Ngāti Awa, Ngāi

Rachel Shearer Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Pākehā Rachel Shearer works with sound through a

Chevron Hassett Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine Chevron Hassett, born Lower Hutt, Aotearoa (NZ) is an early

Melanie Tangaere Baldwin Ngāti Porou, Rongomaiwahine Melanie Tangaere Baldwin is a Ngāti Porou artist and

Erena Koopu Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Awa “I was born with green eyes and

Te Naiti Kepa Tāne Tihema Waikato / Ngāti Manawa / Tūhoe “Specialising in painting, sculpture,

Ngaire Tuhua Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Whātua Ko te Hoe o Tainui te pou ki mua Ko

Randal Leach Ngāti Konohi Randal Leach is an accomplished visual artist, highly regarded for his