Manawa - Pacific Heartbeat
Celebration of Contemporary Maori and Pacific Northwest Coast Art
| Date | Venue | City | Country | Duration |
| 9:00am, Sat 11 Feb 2006 | Spirit Wrestler Gallery | Vancouver | CA | 29 days |
The Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver, Canada, will host "Manawa —Pacific Heartbeat", a cross-cultural exhibition and celebration of their arts, opening 10 a.m. on February 11th, 2006.
Manawa will be one of the largest collections of contemporary Maori art showcased in North America. It will include over eighty art pieces by master Maori and Northwest Coast artists in a variety of media, as well as an extensive collection of Maori and Northwest Coast jewelry.
The inspiration for this exhibition is the history, cultural similarities and the many friendships forged over the past three decades between the two nations.
The new book titled "Manawa — Pacific Heartbeat" documenting the collection and introducing the cultures, will be published in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre, in the U.S.A. by University of Washington Press, and in New Zealand by Reed Publishing. The book will be available in mid-December and can be ordered in advance from Spirit Wrestler Gallery.
For information regarding the exhibition, book orders, sale of the artworks and the cultural celebration events in Vancouver, please visit the Spirit Wrestler Gallery website or contact the gallery directly.
Exhibiting artists:
Sandy Adsett
Gabrielle Belz
Stan Bevan
Israel Tangaroa Birch
Dempsey Bob
Chris Bryant
Paerau Corneal
Todd Couper
Joe David
Robert Davidson
Lewis Gardiner
Steve Gibbs
Brett Graham
Fred Graham
Ian-Wayne Grant
June Northcroft Grant
Lyonel Grant
Gordon Toi Hatfield
Ross Hemera
Lani Hotch
Norman Jackson
Robert Jahnke
Rangi Kipa
Derek Lardelli
Simon Lardelli
Riki Manuel
Hepi Maxwell
Alex Nathan
Manos Nathan
Darcy Nicholas
Tim Paul
Susan Point
Baye Riddell
Fayne Robinson
Isabel Rorick
Cheryl Samuel
Preston Singletary
Wi Taepa
Norman Tait / Lucinda Turner
Kerry Thompson
Roi Toia
Colleen Waata Urlich
Evelyn Vanderhoop
Christian White
William White
Christina Hurihia Wirihana
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