6 weeks in Melbourne

Today marks six weeks in Melbourne, after being home in Aotearoa for four years. I have been blessed with wonderful friends to stay with, and I am grateful to all the fabulous people on my Melbourne trip. It has been an intense healing, shedding and RECALIBRATION time, and I am happy with the fun new directions that my work is now heading in.

Just today I have added Sri Lanka and South India into my travels plans for around the August - September period and I feel very pleased about this. The first and last time that I visited India with my older sister, was about twenty years ago now, and I always did want to go back, particularly to the South. I have also always wanted to visit Sri Lanka, and am particularly looking forward to the TEMPLES, artisans and HOT WEATHER.

I am still refining the new eBooks that I have been developing (there are several), and each day they are getting better and I am ironing out my process, editing, macrons, formatting, designing the style elements, and configuring the reader display between laptop viewing and phone viewing.

‘HOW TO HAVE A STAY HOME ART RETREAT’ and ‘THE CLOAK OF UENUKU’ are available now on my blog, and they now have pastel rainbow colored pages, which I’m happy about too…several of my upcoming eBooks will now feature these signature pastel rainbow colored pages, which look so soft, pretty and gorgeous.

I have some Tā Moko (Māori Tattoo) bookings available in Melbourne (Ballarat) for July 2026.

I am working on a new collection of small one off original paper works called ‘RECALIBRATION’ which will be available to purchase soon. I am currently loving a bone, blush, sage, cream, white, lilac, and blues colour palette.

I will also have some LIMITED EDITION hand signed A4 high quality 300gsm art prints of ‘TE ATA PŪAO’ available to buy soon. I am working on a little progress, improvements, and upgrades every day, and gaining clarity on my moves forward and what I want to do next. Grateful to God!

Ngaa mihi nui,
Te Uira

THE OPEN EDITION 'FOUNDATIONS' CANVAS ART COLLECTION IS NOW HERE

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The first pieces of the OPEN EDITION ‘FOUNDATIONS’ CANVAS ART COLLECTION are HERE NOW.

Kia ora, from Melbourne Australia

Kia ora whanau, after four years back home in Aotearoa, New Zealand, I am now touring again, sharing my Tā Moko and Toi Māori with the world. I am currently in Melbourne, and looking at heading to Cairns and Perth (Australia) after this.

Please see my bookings page to enquire about tā moko with me at any of these locations. I also hope to make it back to Bali and Tahiti later this year, fingers crossed (two of my favorite regions in the whole world).

I am excited to currently be working on a new monthly art subscription club that YOU can join, called the TOI TREASURY MĀORI ART MONTHLY MAIL CLUB. This is a fun and accessible way for you to receive 4x mini collectable A6 unique art postcards in your mailbox every month, whilst simultaneously also sponsoring me to continue traveling the world sharing my Toi Māori and Māori perspectives with the world.

A win for you and a win for me.

Details of the new upcoming TOI TREASURY MĀORI ART MONTHLY MAIL CLUB will be available soon. Thank you for your continued support, you make my world go round.

Mauriora!

Upcoming Porirua Art Trail 2025 with Ngati Toa artists

Looking forward to participating in the upcoming Porirua Art Trail alongside our multi-disciplinary Ngati Toa artists, the Ahi Kaa Toi Collective and my immediate family in our newly established Horomona Whanau Collective.

The artforms already included in the Horomona Whanau Collective with my teina and tuakana include taa moko, painting, taaniko, raaranga, whakairo, toi kupu and contemporary object art.

Over the past year or so we have participated as a whanau in several community + art events together and our collaborative whanau toi kaupapa continues to grow, develop and evolve organically and beautifully with our complimentary skill sets, ideas, talents and personalities.

Come and visit us all at both Whitireia Polytech and at Pataka Art + Museum on 8 and 9 March 2025. We will have artistic earrings, taaniko works, bags and scarfs available as well as some original paintings and A4 frameable art prints.

'LOVE, LAND, L,INEAGE' an upcoming solo exhibition at Toi Māori Gallery, Wellington

I am currently working on my upcoming solo exhibition of new paintings.

’Love, land, lineage’ will be my most significant solo exhibition to date and is scheduled to open on 1 May 2025 at the Toi Maori Gallery in Wellington CBD.

Thank you for buying my #rongoātoi original paintings

Thank you to the wonderful people that recently purchased these original paintings from me.

All of my paintings are infused with aroha and healing intention, and fuse wai (water), rā (reflective light), color therapy, and ancient symbolism.

I am currently on the look out for new GALLERIES to exhibit and sell my new paintings for me, in different locations around the world. Email me on taryn.teuira@gmail.com.

Also check out the ‘ANGEL’ limited edition fine art prints available HERE.

‘HOPE FOR A GENERATION’ by Taryn Beri. Acrylic, ink, glitter and gloss on canvas. NOW SOLD.

‘NATURAL HARMONY’ by Taryn Beri. Acrylic, ink, gold leaf, glitter, lapis lazuli and gloss on canvas. 20cm by 20cm. NOW SOLD.

Detail of ‘NATURAL HARMONY’ now SOLD.

Detail of ‘NATURAL HARMONY’ now SOLD.

‘AROHA ATU AROHA MAI’ (still available) and ‘NATURAL HARMONY’ both 20cm by 20cm.

New paintings now showing at Toi Matarau Gallery in Ōtaki, New Zealand

I am pleased to now have a collection of my new paintings now available at Toi Matarau Gallery (Māoriland Hub) in Ōtaki.

Now that I am painting a lot, I am on the lookout for galleries in different locations to exhibit and sell my work.

I am really loving the organic round form and i’m currently experimenting with different canvas shapes.

Showing at Toi Matarau Gallery, Ōtaki, New Zealand.

Detail of ‘Poly Power’. SOLD.

Showing at Toi Matarau Gallery, Ōtaki, New Zealand.

‘Poly Power’ for sale at Toi Matarau Gallery, Māoriland Hub, Ōtaki, New Zealand. Now SOLD.

‘He Ao Hou II’ now SOLD.

‘A new dawn’ now SOLD.

A Māori Art Salon with 3 female moko artists in Ōtaki

On 21st March we had an awesome intimate Art Salon event at Ōtaki Beach at May 15 Tattoo Studio.

I was thrilled to collaborate with two of my besties, amazing artists Lorna Tawhiti and Pip Hartley.

We had artist talks, Q + A, a live music and poetry performance, a pop up art exhibition, snacks and drinks and it was fun evening!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT PURCHASED TICKETS, CAME ALONG, ASKED QUESTIONS AND JOINED US AT THIS SPECIAL EVENT.

This Māori Art Salon was in association with Karanga Ink, May 15 Tattoo and Toi Tangata International Māori Art Gallery.

UPCOMING COLLABORATIVE ART SALON DESTINATIONS INCLUDE LONDON IN AUGUST AND MANDURAH, PERTH IN DECEMBER 2019.

New original paintings now available: my meditation, my color therapy, my happy place

It has long been one of my goals to get back into painting and I am thrilled to have begun this journey of reconnecting with PAINT and COLOUR over the past four or so years.

Before I was a moko artist, I was a painter!

I loved my time at Toihoukura Māori Art School in Gisborne during 2008 where I learned a lot about painting and Māori design.

I also use and apply a lot of what I learned from my moko mentor, whom I studied with for three years (2009 - 2011), in my painting practice.

I now have several original paintings available for purchase in a range of different sizes and prices.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT ONE OF MY ORIGINAL PAINTINGS SO FAR, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TAUTOKO AND SUPPORT!

Arohanui xx
Taryn

My recent trip to Mo'orea, French Polynesia, to attend the Traditional Tatau Festival 2018

I recently traveled to Tahiti and Mo’orea with a group of 30 other Māori artists and cultural practitioners from Aotearoa, New Zealand. I was thrilled to be invited and to work alongside so many amazing artists. We had an amazing time and the local manaakitanga was beautiful, I was so grateful to meet and connect with so many locals.

I love the local people and whenua and am looking to returning to French Polynesia in future.

I was super inspired by the Tahitian style of tattooing that I saw there, and I was so impressed by so many of the local artists who do brilliant work.

'Puanga Kai Rau' a group exhibition opening at The Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki on 10th July

I am excited to be a part of a collaborative group Māori art exhibition opening at The Māoriland Hub on Tuesday 10th July at 5.30PM in Ōtaki.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this exhibition and its calendar of special events.

The 'Māori Modern' exhibition opening recently in Perth, Western Australia

On Saturday 6th January the 'Māori Modern' exhibition opened in Perth, featuring the work of ten different Māori artists including myself. All of the tickets for this exhibition opening sold out and I was happy to perform some of my spoken word poetry at the opening event too.

The exhibition is showing until 10th February 2018 and viewing is by appointment, please contact The Sound Temple venue directly if you wish to arrange a time to view this exhibition.

Many of the works shown in these photos are also available to purchase online here.

2017 art calendars SOLD OUT, THANK YOU!

Thanks to everyone that purchased a 2017 calendar! They are now all sold out. Mauriora!

The opening of the 'Hine Raumati' exhibition by the Toi Wāhine Collective at Pātaka Art + Museum in Porirua, Wellington

This Māori girl went to New York for the first time...

It was a three part trip - my partner, taonga puoro artist Jerome Kavanagh had a performance at The Lincoln Center to attend, I did a guest spot tattooing at NY Adorned, and I took over a capsule collection of art work to be exhibited at Ora Ny Gallery by the Toi Wāhine Collective. Phew it was an amazing whirlwind two trip and New York was so good to us, and I am so grateful to all of the inspiring conscious people we met over there!

Our Toi Wāhine Collective two day pop up shop at Ora Ny Gallery was off the hook!

I was very grateful to have esteemed contemporary Māori dancers Jack Grey, Louise Potiki Bryant, members of Altamira Dance Crew and their indigenous friends come and perform at our pop up shop on the final evening at the gallery.

Very grateful to New Zealand musicians Andrew White, Paddy Free of Pitch Black and Jerome Kavanagh for performing live in the gallery on both evenings at our pop up shop.

With my Navajo friend Precious at Ny Adorned after tattooing her.

Resin jewelry by Evelyn Ross that was part of the capsule collection I took to New York.

Hanging outside Ora Ny Gallery with New Zealand Photographer Nichola Clark and friend.

Moko completed for a Taranaki born client at Ny Adorned.

Dressed up and ready to roll out for one of my first nights in New York City!

With all of the amazing dancers that graced the exhibition space on the final evening of our pop up shop exhibition.

Kirituhi completed for an African-American woman at Ny Adorned.

The performance that my partner was invited to be a part of at The Lincoln Center was pretty awe inspiring!

I buzzed out on how many psychic shops were in NYC - they seemed to be as common as dairies are in New Zealand!

Taaniko work by Kui Topia that was part of the Toi Wāhine Collective pop up shop.

With New York based Māori gallerist John Royal and his daughter.

Kirituhi for my new friend Grace from Trinidad and Tobago at Ny Adorned.

Tattooing an American born Māori man at NY Adorned.

With new friends Keke and Giarna Te Kanawa, gallerist of Ora Ny Gallery.

Kirituhi at Ny Adorned for a Columbian woman.

Being a poser in the back of a New York yellow cab.

At Ora Ny Gallery.

With a Hawaiian Māoli woman that I met at the gallery, it was so great meeting so many Polynesians from all over in New York.

Outside Ny Adorned.

At the after party of The Lincoln Center performance, 'Calling All Dawns'.

With my new friends Tiff and Sammay at Ora Ny Gallery.

So awesome getting to meet indigenous First Nations performer, Supaman at The Shrine in Harlem.

A projected image of contemporary Māori jeweler, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna on the wall of Ora Ny Gallery as part of a moving portraits film installation by Pikihuia Haenga that was part of our pop up shop exhibition. 

My New York family on the trip.

Partay time at the gallery once all the work was finished.

Posey posers.

With new friends Amy and Cristina at the gallery.

A selection of the capsule collection by Toi Wāhine Collective at Ora Ny Gallery.

With my new friend Sammay, Filipino dancer.

Moko completed for an American born Māori man at Ny Adorned.

New York, New York! We're coming for you!

I am beyond excited about taking a selection of art works by the Toi Wāhine Collective to ORA NY GALLERY in NEW YORK CITY very soon! Included in the capsule collection will be original paperworks, open and limited edition art prints, contemporary taonga, jewelry and a film installation.

Special guest friends of the Toi Wāhine Collective will also be performing in the gallery space on both evenings. If you have friends and whānau in New York, please share this panui with them, and help us share some of our art with the world.

Thank you!

Notebooks all sold out

Thanks to everyone that bought one of these notebooks. They are now all sold out for now.

Exhibition on now at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae

A series of my glitter paintings is currently on show at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae, showing until 14th February 2016. If you're in the area, go and check it out! 

Sold out limited edition art prints: kotahitanga set of two

Big thank you to everyone that purchased a set of my kotahitanga art prints titled 'the world is one family' and 'vasudhaiva kutumbakam'. These were a limited edition run of 20 per design which I released in October 2015. I really appreciate the support of everyone that bought some! Thank you so much and I do hope you enjoy hanging them in your home or office!

Mauriora,
Taryn Beri

Sold out art prints: wahine toa limited edition of 45

I am very pleased that these limited edition art prints have now all sold out! Big thank you to everyone that purchased one, I really value your support!

Mauriora!
Taryn

"A māreikura, an angel, a protector, an icon, a higher self, a vision, a messenger being, a friend, a reflection, a woman of light and strength, a reminder, a role model, an alter ego, a sister, a mother, a daughter, a grandmother, a guardian, an aunty, an archetype to aspire to be like, a modern day warrior, a personification of the divine feminine - this is what the 'Wahine Toa' art print speaks to and represents."