Whiriwhiria
Till 17 June 2022
Till 17 June 2022
Charlene Fraser, work in progress, 2022.
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Sonia Snowden, Manu Carkeek, Diane Prince, Karl Leonard, Kōhai Grace, Elaine Bevan, Tracey Morgan, Charlene Fraser, Hinepuororangi Tahupārae, Tracey Patete, Matene Climie and Pip Devonshire
Curated by Pip Devonshire Whiriwhiria is the inaugural exhibition by a group of Māori weavers connected to the Kāpiti Coast township of Ōtaki and related through whakapapa, the weaving programme at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and the Toi Matarau Gallery at the Māoriland Film Hub. (l-r): Pip Devonshire and Clayton Cook, Tukutuku 2022 (detail), Sonia Snowden, Tātai Whetū ki te Rangi — I Te Ao, I Te Pō Whakai 2022 (detail), Hinepuororangi Tahuparae,Tui 2022 (detail).
Featuring their latest work, this exhibition will demonstrate the broad base of ancestral weaving knowledge held by this group and profile each weaver's distinctive style and dexterity in woven detail.
Whiriwhiria contributes to the Threads Textile Festival as part of the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Art. Click here for Whiriwhiria exhibition curator, Pip Devonshire interview
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Toi Māori Gallery:
Level 1, Korea House, 29 Tory Street, Te Aro Wellington |
