when I feed the valley, I feed myself.
I create in the transition spaces between worlds
I navigate unseen bridges between wairua, hinenāro, tinana and whānau
I map points from matakite to psychosis, charting medicines; I am careful of my wake.
I live on te pā tāwhito: Kawekawe ki Ruatoki mai Te Urewera.
the collective is all of us.
I am us
RECENT SHOWS
2025
KAWE MATE - Te Kōputu a Te Whanga a Toi, Whakatāne Gallery and Museum. Solo show. April - July 2025
2024
KAWE MATE - Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga, Hastings Art Gallery, recipient of Gwen Maldon Scholarship with Nephi Tupaea, Leslie Falls and Bernard Winkels. Solo show. July - Oct 2024
2023
RUAHINE-AHU-ONE - Wormhole Gallery, Edgecumbe, group show with Ati Teepa, Tania Gibson. Curated by Jordan Davey-Emms. Sep - Oct 2023
IOWERĀ:KAHRE / HAU MARANGAI - Hoea, group show. Curated by Melanie Tangaere Baldwin. Aug - Oct 2023
KĀHUI MĀREIKURA / INDIGENOUS SISTERS, Percy Thompson Gallery, group show. Curated by Gabrielle Belz and Bonita Bigham. Jul 2023
KO WAI RĀ TE MANU?, Futuna Chapel Karori, group show. Curated by Natalie Jones. Mar 2023
2022
AUKATI - Thistle Hall Community Venue, Te Whanganui a Tara, solo show. February.
HĀ - Toi Pōneke, Te Whanganui a Tara, group show. Curated by Tessa Russell.
HĀUKATI - Boyd Dunlop Gallery, Ahuriri, solo show.
2021
AUKATI - Arts Inc, Hastings Community Art Centre. Show requirement for Masters of Māori Visual Art MMVA Massey University.
Art degrees:
Bachelor of Māori Visual Art, Maunga Kura Toi, Toimairangi, Heretauna. 2010
Bachelor of Professional Creative Practice (Honours), Ideaschool EIT, Heretaunga. 2018
Masters of Māori Visual Art (distinction), Toi ki Apiti, Massey University, Papaioea. 2021
