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!
Events
Toi Wāhine Collective to host 'Shop Frontin Porirua' in association with Pātaka Art + Museum
in Events, Exhibitions
Come on down to Hartham Place in Porirua on Thursday 31st March at 6PM to check out and support this awesome initiative.
'Ka puu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi' youth art exhibition hosted by the Toi Waahine Collective
in Events, Exhibitions, Kaupapa
Kia ora!
We the ladies of Toi Waahine Collective are pleased to announce our next kaupapa - a youth art exhibition open to all children in New Zealand aged 5-18 years old. This is a great opportunity for budding young artists to have the experience of being part of a real art exhibition at a real exhibition space that the public are able to visit.
Email taryn.teuira@gmail.com for an entry form or collect a hardcopy from Toi Waahine HQ at 10 Hartham Place, Porirua. All completed artworks should be delivered to 10 Hartham Place, Porirua by Friday 11th March, ready to hang.
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!
Customized footwear workshop by Miriama Grace-Smith. Check out more of Miriama's work here.
The first round of community art workshops at Toi Wāhine HQ, 10 Hartham Place, Porirua
Storytelling workshop with writer Sophie Jolley who has recently published a children's book in collaboration with artist Robyn Kahukiwa.
Mural painting workshop ran by Xoe Hall and Sian Montgomery-Neutze.
Reflecting on the opening of Toi Wāhine 2015 at 10 Hartham Pl, Porirua
On 2nd December myself and six other female Māori artists affiliated to the Porirua area (Xoe Hall, Pikihuia Carkeek-Haenga, Sophie Jolley, Miriama Grace-Smith, Sian Montgomery-Neutze, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna) had our exhibition opening for Toi Wāhine 2015 at 10 Hartham Place in Porirua.
Thanks to Urban Dream Brokerage who helped us to obtain the awesome space to have our show in. Thank you to everyone that came along to the opening event and made it such a special night!
Here are some photos from Toi Wāhine 2015 which ran for three weeks from 2nd - 22nd December 2015.
More upcoming events at Toi Wāhine HQ, 10 Hartham Place, Porirua
Come along and get involved in the action coming up this Thursday and Friday at Toi Wāhine HQ! All welcome!
Upcoming community workshops at Toi Wāhine 2015 HQ, 10 Hartham Place, Porirua
The exhibition Toi Wāhine 2015 that I am a part of alongside Xoe Hall, Sian Montgomery-Neutze, Miriama Grace-Smith, Pikihuia Haenga-Carkeek, Keri-mei Zagrobelna and Rangimarie Sophie Jolley, is on now until 22nd December 2015. So far it has been an amazing journey and I have been relishing every minute of the synergy and collaborative energy that comes from working in a group of like minded people.
We have several community events and workshops coming up soon. Here are two of them - mural painting workshop on Saturday 12th December and customised footwear workshop on Sunday 20th December.
I hope you can make it along to have some fun and share some time with our group of artists!
Mauriora,
Taryn
Indigenous Ink 2015
in Events, Travel Stories
On 20 - 22 November 2015, I attended Indigenous Ink in Auckland, a gathering of indigenous tattooers from around the world - it was by far the best 'convention' I have been to and was one of my favourite hui that I have ever attended! It was great meeting other indigenous artists from all around the world, and I loved that the focus of this gathering was on 'cultural practitioners'.
Tattooers came to this special and unique gathering from Norway, Alaska, Los Angeles, Samoa, UK, Hawai'i, Tahiti, Japan, Taiwan and more. There was a strong Aotearoa contingent of moko artists too which was awesome.
Here is an article about Indigenous Ink 2015 written by Sean Mallon of Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand.
This episode of Te Kaea also has a short feature on Indigenous Ink 2015 (at around 20.00 mins).
Come check out the Conscious Roots Festival in Plimmerton 28th-29th November 2015
I am stoked to be tattooing at the Conscious Roots Festival due to be held at Hongoeka Marae, Plimmerton on 28th-29th November 2015.
From the Conscious Roots Festival website:
"A generation ago, whānau shared kai as a means of connection and empowerment, threading lives, whakapapa and community together through the exchange of food, traditional practice and stories.
In this day and age, much of the old ways have been replaced with convenience, entertainment and consumerism. But things are changing..
On the fringes of our communities, there are small groups of whānau who are practicing the ways of their tipuna. They are replanting the seeds of traditional practice, sustainability, hauora and self determination.
The Conscious Roots Festival brings gardeners, healers, whānau and kaumātua together to celebrate and strengthen our connection to Papatuanuku and each other. There will be music, stories, creativity, film, workshops, dance, rongoā, karetao, mirimiri, fire, hangi, and laughter in the spirit of community."
Come on down and check it out!