Toi Māori Gallery
Toi Māori Aotearoa Gallery is a presentation space in the heart of Wellington City dedicated to emerging Māori creativity.
By supporting young and emerging talent we acknowledge our tipuna and built the collective identity of Toi Māori Aotearoa.
Contact:
Edgardo Tabios
Toi Māori Gallery Co-ordinator
By supporting young and emerging talent we acknowledge our tipuna and built the collective identity of Toi Māori Aotearoa.
Contact:
Edgardo Tabios
Toi Māori Gallery Co-ordinator
Upcoming Exhibitions
Ara Mai Nuku: Rise up from the Earth Ceramic Art Exhibition
21 February - 15 March 2020
Ara Mai Nuku: Rise up from the Earth presents the idea of clay as a medium for the expression of Māori culture and identity, a growing legacy and continuum that speaks now and into the future.
With work by Baye Riddell, Wi Taepa, Davina Duke, Amorangi Hikuroa and others.
Curated by Dorothy Waetford
21 February - 15 March 2020
Ara Mai Nuku: Rise up from the Earth presents the idea of clay as a medium for the expression of Māori culture and identity, a growing legacy and continuum that speaks now and into the future.
With work by Baye Riddell, Wi Taepa, Davina Duke, Amorangi Hikuroa and others.
Curated by Dorothy Waetford
Past Exhibitions
He Timatanga Hou - A New Beginnings
28 June – 27 July
The Toi Māori Gallery opened its first exhibition on 28 June with He Timatanga Hou: New Beginnings. Inspired by the Matariki, the exhibition celebrates and acknowledges the emergence of new Māori artistic talents. It consists of emerging artists Tim Steel, Kauri Hawkins, Paretapu Teira, Pikihuia Haenga and Jamie Berry.
Kirihou: Plastic
A Hohua Thompson Solo Exhibition
23 August – 14 September
Kirihou: Plastic – A Hohua Thompson Solo Exhibition opened on 23 August. Hohua Thompson is a young artist based on Auckland. Using corflute to create traditional Māori weaving patterns, the artist addresses the effects of colonisation and the cultural disconnection of many Māoris today.
Words Remains - Ngā kupu ka mau tonu
Māori Poetry Reading and Exhibition
15 October – 1 November
Words Remain – Nga Kupu ka mau tonu gathers and promotes 5 emerging and 2 senior Māori writers based in Te Whanganui A Tara. Readings were performed by Writers on the opening night. A selection of five poems from the emerging Māori writers have been printed and was on display inside the gallery accompanied by all the recording of the Writers’ reading on the opening night. Showcased writers are Hana Pera Aoake, Nicole Titihuia Hawkins, tokorima Taihuringa, Aziembry Aolani, Tayi Tibble and senior writers Briar Grace-Smith and Patricia Grace Smith.
Tūārangi: Hine Pae Kura Collective Exhibition
7 – 20 December
Tūārangi explores the impact of time on Māori Women. The exhibition features the Hine Pae Kura Collective consisting of Sian Montgomery-Neutze, Xoë Hall, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna, Rangimarie Jolley, Pikihuia Haenga and Miriama Grace-Smith.
28 June – 27 July
The Toi Māori Gallery opened its first exhibition on 28 June with He Timatanga Hou: New Beginnings. Inspired by the Matariki, the exhibition celebrates and acknowledges the emergence of new Māori artistic talents. It consists of emerging artists Tim Steel, Kauri Hawkins, Paretapu Teira, Pikihuia Haenga and Jamie Berry.
Kirihou: Plastic
A Hohua Thompson Solo Exhibition
23 August – 14 September
Kirihou: Plastic – A Hohua Thompson Solo Exhibition opened on 23 August. Hohua Thompson is a young artist based on Auckland. Using corflute to create traditional Māori weaving patterns, the artist addresses the effects of colonisation and the cultural disconnection of many Māoris today.
Words Remains - Ngā kupu ka mau tonu
Māori Poetry Reading and Exhibition
15 October – 1 November
Words Remain – Nga Kupu ka mau tonu gathers and promotes 5 emerging and 2 senior Māori writers based in Te Whanganui A Tara. Readings were performed by Writers on the opening night. A selection of five poems from the emerging Māori writers have been printed and was on display inside the gallery accompanied by all the recording of the Writers’ reading on the opening night. Showcased writers are Hana Pera Aoake, Nicole Titihuia Hawkins, tokorima Taihuringa, Aziembry Aolani, Tayi Tibble and senior writers Briar Grace-Smith and Patricia Grace Smith.
Tūārangi: Hine Pae Kura Collective Exhibition
7 – 20 December
Tūārangi explores the impact of time on Māori Women. The exhibition features the Hine Pae Kura Collective consisting of Sian Montgomery-Neutze, Xoë Hall, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna, Rangimarie Jolley, Pikihuia Haenga and Miriama Grace-Smith.
ContactEdgardo Tabios
Toi Māori Gallery Coordinator |
