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!
Contemporary Māori Art
Awhina Tamarapa, Xoe Hall, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley, and Kaea Graham.
Phase two of Toi Wāhine: 6th Jan - 25th Feb 2016
What initially started as a one-off, three week exhibition of seven Māori women artists has grown and multiplied into something far greater and more awesome! The Toi Wāhine Collective has been very fortunate to be able to continue to occupy our HQ space at 10 Hartham Place, Porirua.
We opened our second exhibition on 6th January with an intimate gathering, and this time around we had several new guest artists join the fold. Included in the second round of Toi Wāhine, alongside our initial seven founding members were artists:
Robyn Kahukiwa
Alison Waru
Jess Potiki
Kaea Graham
Awhina Tamarapa
Pip Hartley
Stevei Houkamau
Kui Topia
Hayley Galo
Maxine Montgomery
The Toi Wāhine Collective is very grateful to have the support of these outstanding Māori Women Artists and to include the work of these women into our ever-evolving and expanding art project.
Tomorrow (26th Feb) will see phase three of Toi Wāhine born, with new works being hung, and more new artists contributing to our kaupapa.
18 year old artist Kaea Graham hanging works for phase two of Toi Wāhine.
My new fashion project launched during phase two of Toi Wāhine.
Founding member Sian Montgomery-Neutze and some of our tamariki practicing their kirituhi skills at the space.
A sold work by Robyn Kahukiwa, whom we are over the moon to have involved in our project.
Work by Robyn Kahukiwa for the childrens book 'The Blue Book and Other Stories' written by Rangimarie Sophie Jolley and illustrated by Robyn. You can order one of these books at Toi Wāhine HQ.
Work by Jess Potiki included in phase two.
Detail of painting by Sian Montgomery-Neutze.
Me and guest moko artist Pip Hartley of Tuwharetoa outside the space.
Tamariki of Toi Wāhine, Niwareka and Maahaki.
Detail of painting by Alison Waru from the East Coast.
My new fashion project launched at the space during phase two.
My new fashion project launched at the space during phase two.
Kaea Graham getting her painting ready to hang for phase two.
Me with a lovely moko client during phase two.
New notebooks I launched during phase two.
My new fashion project launched during phase two.
Me with Ngāti Toa whānau that came to Toi Wāhine HQ for tā moko during phase two.
A new style i've started experimenting with during phase two.
New painting by founding member Pikihuia Haenga-Carkeek.
We were thrilled to host guest moko artist Pip Hartley at the space for a few days visiting from Karanga Ink in Auckland.
Guest moko artist Pip Hartley working on a painting at the space.
The ever evolving front of HQ during phase two.
Freehand draw up before the tattooing process begins on one of my clients during phase two.
Moko artist Sian Montgomery-Neutze tattooing clay artist Stevei Houkamau.
New sets of small art prints I launched during phase two.
New work by Pikihuia Haenga-Carkeek that always makes people laugh when they come in.
Moko artist Sian Montgomery-Neutze putting in work at the space.
Work by Robyn Kahukiwa at Toi Wāhine HQ.
Work I completed at TWHQ for a New Zealand woman currently working as a lawyer in Cayman Islands.
Our signage is always changing like we are.
Original painting by Robyn Kahukiwa at Toi Wāhine HQ.
Our youngest artist Kaea Graham putting in work at our most recent art making waananga.
Our most recent art making waananga in the space.
Our most recent art making waananga at the space.
Our most recent art making waananga at the space.
My shoes adorned by Kaea Graham at our most recent art making waananga.
Kaea Graham putting in work at our most recent art making waananga.
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
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!
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."
Toi Wāhine 2015: a pop up exhibition of 7 female artists coming soon to Porirua!
Sian Montgomery-Neutze, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley, Taryn Beri, Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoe Hall, and Pikihuia Haenga-Carkeek at our first wānanga together in preparation for the exhibition. Our jewellery artist Keri-Mei Zagrobelna was in Europe when we took this photo but she will be back in December in time for our exhibition opening!
Due to open on 2nd December in Hartham Place, Porirua, this exhibition is set to be a diverse, unpredictable and exciting mix of seven young Māori female artists. Included in Toi Wāhine 2015 are female painters, moko artists, a writer, a jewellery designer and a film maker, all with some kind of affiliation to and affection for Porirua City.
The idea was born from seeing a call for proposals that was put out by Letting Space's service Urban Dream Brokerage, a radical and conscious organisation that makes use of empty and vacant shop spaces, transforming them for a short time into living, breathing, useful community based spaces.
Our exhibition will open on Wednesday 2nd December and run through till Tuesday 22nd December (please mark it in your calendars). Located under the canopies in Porirua by where childrens clothing store 'TnT' used to be! Details of the official opening event are still to come, so if you are interested then please stay posted (join my mailing list).
An exciting programme of events is currently being developed by our group, with each individual artist running a workshop for the public to come along and participate in, learn, share and contribute. Live tā moko will also be happening in the exhibition space throughout the three week period, including moko kauae.
Contributing artists in Toi Wāhine 2015 are:
Xoe Hall (muralist, glitterist and painter)
Sian Montgomery-Neutze (multimedia artist, painter and moko artist)
Miriama Grace-Smith (multimedia artist and fashion designer)
Keri-Mei Zagrobelna (jewellery artist)
Rangimarie Sophie Jolley (writer)
Taryn Beri (multimedia artist, painter and moko artist)
Pikihuia Haenga-Carkeek (experimental film maker)
So far our group has had two wānanga, sharing ideas and making art together, with more wānanga scheduled to come in the lead up to the opening of the exhibition.
Sian Montgomery-Neutze at our first wānanga toi.
Miriama Grace-Smith at our first wānanga toi.
Rangimarie Sophie Jolley at our first wānanga toi.
Xoe Hall at our first wānanga toi.
We will have interactive installations, paintings and prints for sale, community workshops, live tā moko happening onsite and lots of other fun and awesome things happening over the three weeks - more details to come.
I hope you can make it along to check it out, participate and support the kaupapa!
Mauriora,
Taryn Beri