Thank you for getting tattooed by me this year!

Many thanks to all of the beautiful people, men and women who came to get tattooed by me this year!

May we all have a wonderful and blessed 2021 together!

Ngaa mihi nui!

My new SPRING COLLECTION of original #littleprayer paintings

This Spring I am having a lot of fun playing with a new color palette inspired by the colors that I observe in my garden. This is a new season of life for me where I am spending a lot of time at home, gardening, painting, mothering, restoring, re-generating, praying, meditating, studying Christianity and observing nature.

Being able to spend a lot of my days now focusing on experiential color therapy and painting, is another dream come true for me.

The yellow used in this series refers to the gorgeous sunny faces of the Daffodils that have now sprung up everywhere with the coming of Spring. Also represented in this series are the kumara and riwai (potatoes) that are growing in our garden, mounded with earth around them to keep them warm - a symbol of sustenance, survival, and nourishment for the family, and a gift from God.

The whitebait that have started running in the river here in Ōtaki are also represented in this series, and I am looking forward to cooking and eating the ones in my freezer given to me by a lovely client!

These paintings are colored songs of praise and worship for our life-giving God and His gifts given to us through the physical natural world, whenua (earth), maara (gardens), flowers, trees, plants and natural kai.

The abundance of nature is revered in the SPRING COLLECTION, and the colors of the gorgeous wildflowers springing up at this time of year also - I love observing the different wildflowers and their colors in our garden.

Spring is a time of re-generation. fecundity, new life, birth, new beginnings, and fertility and these themes are symbolized throughout this new series of works.

The earth literally becomes ‘born again’ during the Spring season, and having recently been baptized into Gods Kingdom at Rangiātea Church here in Ōtaki, I now have a deeper understanding of what it means to be ‘born again’, and natures demonstration of this during the Spring season is truly a sight to behold, and to be a part of, as a human engaging with nature.


Email taryn.teuira@gmail.com to stay posted about new works becoming available soon from the SPRING 2020 COLLECTION.

Working outside in the sun on the new SPRING COLLECTION.

‘OH COME, LET US ADORE HIM’ original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. AVAILABLE by emailing taryn.teuira@gmail.com.

‘POIPOIA TE KAAKANO KIA PUAWAI’ original painting. 20cm by 25cm. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. AVAILABLE by emailing taryn.teuira@gmail.com.

‘ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD’ from Mark 10:27. Original painting, acrylic, ink, glitter, gloss on stretched canvas. 50cm by 60cm. Signed and dated on the back. AVAILABLE by emailing taryn.teuira@gmail.com.

‘BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, FOR THEY WILL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD’ from Matthew 5:9. Original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas, signed and dated on the back. AVAILABLE by emailing taryn.teuira@gmail.com.

‘THE FECUNDITY OF SPRING’ original painting, acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘FOR THE GIFT OF JAH IS LIFE’ new original painting from the SPRING COLLECTION. NOW SOLD.

I love to look at my garden when I paint.

‘OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY, BEHOLD ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW’ from 2 Corinthians 5:17. Original painting, acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE AND THE EARTH BE GLAD’ from Psalm 96:11. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas, signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘WE BURIED OUR UTU AND EMBRACED FORGIVENESS’ original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘GOD IS WITHIN HER, SHE WILL NOT FAIL’ from Psalm 46:5. Original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas, signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU’ from John 14:27. Original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

Crushing on this color palette.

‘BE IMITATORS OF GOD, AS LOVED CHILDREN’ original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas, signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘IN ALL THINGS, REJOICE’ original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas, signed and dated on thew back. SOLD.

‘I WILL WALK BY FAITH, EVEN WHEN I CANNOT SEE’ original painting. Acrylic, ink. gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

‘KUA WAATEA TE HINENGARO, ME TE KAHA O TE RERE O TE WAIRUA, KA TAEA E KOE NGAA MEA KATOA’ original painting. Acrylic, ink, gloss on stretched canvas. Signed and dated on the back. SOLD.

Also, big thanks to everyone that has recently visited me at my private Ōtaki (Wellington) based studio, to receive taa moko.

Latest MAHI MOKO at my private ŌTAKI (Wellington) studio

Here is just some of my recent MOKO work made at my new private Ōtaki (Wellington) based studio.

Thank you to all of my lovely clients.

With one of my lovely clients that traveled from Te Wai Pounamu.

A change of heart, new 'MANA FROM HEAVEN' collection

A new JESUS inspired collection has sprung through me, quite unplanned. Here are some of the first pieces. I am currently working on more new original paintings in this series, and it feels very healing and exciting for me.

I am looking at converting to Christianity and have been recently studying the Bible, the teachings of Jesus, the different Māori Christian movements of the past two hundred years, and general Christian philosophies overall - for the first time in my life, at age 35.

Part of what really appeals to me so far about this pathway, is the simple values of love, peace and forgiveness and the daily practice of those things.

I now have new eyes and a new heart and the internal shift feels quite profound for me. I will write and share more on this topic in time.

Attending our Māori Anglican Church, Rangiātea in Ōtaki recently has been a blessing.

‘DO NOT FEAR, FOR I AM WITH YOU’ new original painting, from Isaiah 41:10. SOLD. 20cm by 25cm.

‘KO TE MEA NUI, KO TE AROHA, THE GREATEST THING IS LOVE’ new original painting. SOLD.

‘WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH THE WATERS, I WILL BE WITH YOU’ new original painting. From Isaiah 43:2. SOLD.

‘FOR GOD DID NOT GIVE US A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND’ new original painting. SOLD.

‘WRITE IT IN THE HEAVENS’ new original diptych. SOLD.

‘KA TUITUIĀ TĀTOU E TE AHO TAPU, THE SACRED THREAD THAT WEAVES US TOGETHER (IS LOVE)’ new original painting. SOLD.

‘SHE IS FAR MORE PRECIOUS THAN JEWELS’ new original painting. From Proverbs 31:10. SOLD.

‘THE ALLURE OF GENTLENESS’ new original painting. SOLD.

Thank you to all of the supportive people that purchased these paintings in this series.

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Celebrating Matariki at Te Papa this 19th July 2020

Looking forward to joining an awesome group of artists that will be sharing their art forms together at Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand this Matariki on 19th July from 11AM - 3PM.

I will be demonstrating taa moko and will also have some of my original paintings on display.

Hope to see you there if you’re around Wellington!

A recent moko completed at my new private studio in Ōtaki, Wellington.

A recently completed original painting titled ‘Hei te pō, hei te ao’ currently showing at Toi Matarau Gallery at the Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki.

A recently completed original painting titled ‘He kororia ki te atua’ currently showing at Toi Matarau Gallery at the Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki.

Recent tattoo convention and artist waananga in Tauranga

Earlier in March I was grateful to attend a week long waananga for moko artists in Tauranga, followed by the weekend-long Tauranga Tattoo Extravaganza - two awesome events with amazing artists to work alongside. Thanks to everyone that got tattooed by me in Tauranga recently.

I loved making new friends with some new indigenous tattooers that I hadn’t met before, from Canada, Greenland, Tahiti and The States. It was also awesome to collaboratively work on some new paintings with some of these international artists, all cultural art revivalists in their own respective parts of the world.

Big thanks to everyone involved in making these two events, amazing kaupapa to be involved with.

Indigenous Greenland Inuit Inuk artist contributing to one of my collaborative canvases at our waananga.

Getting tattooed by my whanaunga at our artists waananga.

With my new friend, Inuit Inuk Tattoo Revivalist from Greenland.

With First Nation sisters from California region.

With some of our taa moko tatau artist crew.

Some of my latest paintings coming at you from Wellington

Kia ora!

I returned home to Porirua, Wellington, Aotearoa at the end of January 2020 for some much needed time in my own rohe (tribal area). I will continue to be based at home in the Welington region for the foreseeable future due to the current pandemic.

I have had to postpone, cancel and reschedule many pre-planned overseas trips, kaupapa and clients for 2020 and I will be in touch with you directly about those if you were to be involved in anything that i’ve had to change due to current travel restrictions worldwide.

Here are some of my recently completed paintings, all infused with a HEALING intention. More paintings are currently in progress and I look forward to keeping you updated on new works available.

‘Native links’ collaborative painting with First Nation HAIDA artist Gregory. We completed this in March at a recent artist waananga in Tauranga. SOLD.

‘Ocean people’ collaborative painting with First Nation TLINGIT artist Nahaan, painter Kiana Ormsby and myself. Currently available at TOI MATARAU GALLERY, Māoriland Hub, Ōtaki. We completed this in March at a recent artist waananga in Tauranga.

‘Mana o te wahine’ currently available at TOI MATARAU GALLERY, Māoriland Hub, Ōtaki.

‘Nō runga i te rangi’ currently available. Email taryn.teuira@gmail.com to purchase.

Detail of ‘Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui’ currently available at TOI MATARAU GALLERY, Māoriland Hub, Ōtaki.

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.

Recently sold paintings

Many thanks to the 4 different wāhine that recently purchased these 8 paintings from me! I really appreciate the tautoko.

I painted all of these in Perth, Western Australia.

Mauriora!

From left to right ‘MESSENGER FROM THE UPPERMOST HEAVEN’ and ‘UPLIFT THE YOUTH’ and ‘SOVEREIGNTY IN A NEW ERA’.

‘AN ANCIENT ANGEL CAME UNTO YOU’ by Taryn Beri.

My new private by appointment #teuiramoko studio space

Featured artist in Stuff/Sunday Times article

I was pleased to be included recently in a new article ‘How women are shaping tattoo culture in New Zealand’.

Click HERE to read the full article.

New video shot in London, UK

I was grateful to be asked to do this interview when I was in London in August 2019.

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.

My latest collection of rongoā toi ora reflective light + color therapy paintings

I have been really getting into my painting practice over the past few months and I am so grateful to everyone who has already purchased one of my original pieces!

I am also now taking custom personalized commission orders for my paintings based on your story/kaupapa, your ideal budget and your color scheme, you can email me on taryn.teuira@gmail.com to enquire about your own personalized color therapy painting!

Thank you for supporting my art practice!

Mauriora x
Taryn

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.

Recent mahi moko in Aotearoa and Australia

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

National Geographic commissioned me to write a short travel piece for visitors to my hometown, Wellington

I was thrilled to have recently received an email from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (!) asking me to write a short travel piece for them, from my perspective, for visitors to my hometown of Wellington City!

Writing is something that I love, along with art, tattooing, music, dancing, culture, travel and personal development!

You can read the article that I wrote: HERE!

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.

My work will be exhibited at MAHARA GALLERY in the upcoming exhibition 'BEING FEMALE HERE NOW'

I am looking forward to exhibiting some of my work alongside 7 other awesome wahine artists in the upcoming exhibition ‘BEING FEMALE HERE NOW’ opening soon in Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

If you are in the area, go and check it out! Mauriora!