Maungarongo Te Kawa

Maungarongo Te Kawa is a contemporary takatāpui fabric artist, tutor, and storyteller. Grounded in te ao Māori, his practice makes old pūrākau newly relevant to modern life through the use of brilliant colour, fluid design, and infectious good humour. Te Kawa's work is held in major collections, including those of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and the Dowse Art Museum.

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'The energy that the Matariki stars sing down to Papatūānuku in her most desolate time is the same energy that flows like water from my tīpuna to me. The closest I can get to that wonderful, dreamy place here on earth is when I am making. The unwanted and discarded is transformed into a world of soft materials and warm skin.'

Maungarongo Te Kawa

EXHIBITIONS

1.4

18.06.22–23.07.22

HEAVENLY BODIES

1.2

21.04.22–14.05.22

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