I am both nervous and excited about my upcoming solo exhibition that I am currently working on in Porirua, Wellington.
’Love, land, lineage’ will be my most significant solo project to date and is scheduled to open in 2025 in Wellington CBD. I will release more information in due course.
Exhibitions
Matariki Whakanuia exhibition at Kiwibank Paraparaumu
I was very happy to have five artworks exhibited recently at the ‘Matariki Whakanuia’ exhibition at Kiwibank Paraparaumu organized by Creative Manaaki.
Many thanks to everyone that made this exhibition happen.
'Waitangi, why tangi, why we tangi' exhibition in Palmerston North and Whakatane
Happy to have one of my original paintings in the ‘WAITANGI, WHY TANGI, WHY WE TANGI’ exhibition that showed in Palmerston North and is soon opening in Whakatane, New Zealand.
Thanks to everyone involved in making this exhibition happen.
‘WHITI TE RĀ’ now SOLD. Acrylic, ink, gloss, glitter, gold leaf on canvas.
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.
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.
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!
My 'Puanga' painting. Click on the image to buy yours.
'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.
Group exhibition opening 'Mahinga kai, our gardens, cultivations and food gathering' at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae, this 15th June 2018
I am excited to be exhibiting some new original works at Mahara Gallery next month with a group of artists in the exhibition 'Mahinga kai, our gardens, cultivations and food gathering'.
Hope to see some of you there. The exhibition opens on FRIDAY 15TH JUNE 2018 at 5PM. Nau mai haere mai!
Waikanae is significant to me because my grandmother was from there and her marae Whakarongotai, is located there.
No matter how far and wide I travel, home is still always where my heart is and spending time at home is hugely important to me and my little family, always has been and always will be, regardless of how hectic my travel schedule can sometimes get.
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.
Reflecting on the opening of my solo exhibition 'Purapura Whetū' in Perth, Western Australia
'Call on them and they shall appear'.
I have books coming out soon!
Live taonga pūoro at the opening night created a wonderful ambience.
Big thanks to everyone that came along to the opening night at The Sound Temple!
'Hiwa i te rangi, your hearts desire'.
'Our ancestors watch over us'.
It was a great feeling finally have my first solo show after all these years of being a working artist!
Big thanks to The Sound Temple for hosting the exhibition.
'The people of the rainbow gather'. SOLD.
'Celestial Connections' SOLD and 'Star Seeds' on the right.
I love doing large scale paintings! The more I do, the more I want to do!
Spoken word poetry performance at the opening night, with taonga pūoro accompaniment by Jerome Kavanagh.
'The many radiant descendants'.
Giving an artist talk on all the paintings and the concept for the exhibition.
Leading 'The Wāhine Power Circle' in Perth, Western Australia was so much fun!
On 13th July 2017 I facilitated my first 'Wāhine Power Circle' four hour event in Perth, Western Australia at The Sound Temple. Around fifteen wāhine of all ages, from all walks of life and from different cultural backgrounds, came together for the afternoon to share, learn, heal, transform and participate.
Designing, creating and facilitating my own events is something that brings me a lot of joy, and I have a lot of fun with it! It was so easy and natural for me to lead and share in this way, and I felt right in my element making this event happen with these women.
We gathered around the fire, performed our own 'letting go and releasing' ceremony before we went ahead and then called in what we wanted to manifest in our lives, and set some new intentions for the future. We entered The Sound Temple and received a taonga pūoro healing sound bath from taonga pūoro practitioner, Jerome Kavanagh.
We shared a delicious organic afternoon tea together, surrounded by nature.
We adorned ourselves.
We shared kōrero, exchanged stories, songs, haka and karakia (prayers).
We learned about the lessons that the Atua (goddesses) and Tūpuna (ancestors) Māori, Papatūānuku, Hineahuone, Hinetitama, Hinenuitepo, Hineraukatauri and Niwareka, have to teach us in this modern world that we live in.
Every women in attendance also received a free art print.
'The Wāhine Power Circle' was held inside the 'Purapura Whetū' exhibition which is showing at The Sound Temple until 13th October 2017.
This event was very popular and there will be more 'Wāhine Power Circle' events coming up in future at different locations around the world! I will most likely have new packs of my popular oracle affirmation cards included in the ticket price of future events.
Join my mailing list if you would like to keep up to date on when this event may be coming to your town! Details of all upcoming events will always be posted on my events page too.
Thank you so much to all of the beautiful strong women that attended this event!
FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF THE PARTICIPATING WĀHINE AT THIS EVENT:
'Loved every moment! Thank you Taryn.'
- Shelley Stewart
'What a blessed time! Much thanks for sharing your hearts work Taryn.'
- Chrissy Whitehead
'It was a truly magical day.'
- Rae Brown
'Thank you Taryn for such a special day. I loved every minute.'
- Rebecca Joyce
'AWESOME day. I highly recommend the work of Taryn Beri. Powerful and really insightful.'
- Helen McKenzie
'Thank you Taryn for holding the circle today...and for your fearlessness. So inspiring. Beautiful blessings and gratitude.'
- Kim Echammaal
'Incredible, incredible, incredible! Thanks for coming out of the hedge and joining us centre stage in your life, we embrace you, we see you, we love you, divine feminine energy following your true hearts desire with pure intention, thank you Taryn Beri.'
- Dawn Steel
My first solo exhibition 'Purapura Whetū' opens on 13th July in Perth, Australia
Having my own solo show has been on my mind for the past couple of years, so I am thrilled to finally be doing it next month in Perth, Australia! More details about the opening event on 13th July 2017 will be coming soon.
As the exhibition will be showing for a long time (three months) I am also planning on having at least one other special event in the exhibition space at a later date, after the opening. These special events will most likely include live spoken word poetry readings and taonga puoro sound experiences, among other awesome stuff I am yet to cook up!
Big gratitude goes out to Dawn and John at The Sound Temple! The venue is truly beautiful and unique and I am honoured to be hanging my work in the space for three months!
If you are in the Perth area I hope that you are able to get along and check it out with your friends and whānau!
New original paintings to be exhibited at Karanga Ink in Auckland this month
Painting in Bali, Indonesia.
Two of my new original paintings will be exhibited at Karanga Ink this month in the upcoming exhibition 'Whitu ngā whetū' in celebration of Puanga/Matariki season.
I am thrilled to be invited to exhibit alongside some amazing artist whom I admire greatly.
If you are in Auckland, go and check out the exhibition on 26th June - 2nd July 2017.
Exhibiting at Tāneatua Gallery and meeting Tame Iti + a new poem
In February 2017 I traveled to Tāneatua Gallery with the Toi Wāhine Collective to exhibit some of my digital works and paintings. I also gave a spoken word poetry performance in the gallery - my first time doing anything like that. It was great to meet Tame Iti and Trina who run this awesome community based space. If you are ever in the area I highly recommend that you visit Tāneatua Gallery.
Here is a poem that I wrote in reflection AFTER my time at Tāneatua Gallery, which I then performed at Pātaka Museum + Art on Waitangi Day 2017.
Talking decolonisation
Talking no discrimination
Talking sovereignty
With Tame Iti
When I was his manuhiri
At the dope ass Tāneatua Gallery
Where it's all about the community
The community
Took a cruise down to the valley
In Ruatoki
Talking sovereignty
What does it mean to me?
It means the right to be free
It means possessing the key
To my own front door
Hey we deserve more
Time to get off the floor
And lift up the poor
We deserve more
When the Toi Wāhine Crew
Come though
Bringing the new
Yo we do the do
Coz talk is cheap
And whining is weak
Who got the guts to really speak
To the issue
Bullying psychophants hear me diss you
When I put on display
My art from the heart
I cause disarray
Nerves they will fray
And haters gon pay
Come what may
You heard me say!
It's an indigenous uprising
And it's not surprising
That when we come together
Coz we so very clever
Native nation to nation
In the spirit of collaboration
And innovation
Motivation
Lets save the nation
Oh the anticipation
Of this new proclamation
It's an indigenous evolution
Revolution
Around the world
Racist haters can get twirled
Like Beyonce said
When she killed them all dead
With her 'black lives matter'
Time to reduce the chatter
Call me a mad hatter
While the rich get fatter
Time to flip the script
Improve the derelict
Change negative into positive
Time to do that for our kids
Me and my neonatives we come quick
To the mark
Straight to the heart
Can't tear us apart
When we stand united
Can't be divided
Indigenous people around the world
We will be heard
Return of the bird
This is my word
Indigenous people we will be heard
Won't be deterred
A new paradigm
Is about to be birthed
Time for us to come first
Because oppression is the worst
In all of it's forms
Time to smash all of the norms
Don't ever ask me to conform
Make you wish you weren't born
We gonna rewrite all of those laws
That came from foreign shores
Get ya dirty paws
Off my art and culture
These fucken vultures
The dawn of a new era
Is getting clearer
Decolonise your mind
One thought at a time
One of my digital works in the exhibition.
A digital installation I made for this exhibition, with help from my friend Sian.
Two of my paintings in this exhibition.
The opening of the 'Hine Raumati' exhibition by the Toi Wāhine Collective at Pātaka Art + Museum in Porirua, Wellington
'Hine Raumati' new exhibition opening soon with Toi Wāhine Collective at Pātaka Art + Museum
Looking forward to the exhibition opening of 'Hine Raumati' on 10th December 2016 showing in the Tangerine Room at Pātaka Museum + Art until 24th December 2016.
Featuring works by:
Robyn Kahukiwa
Xoe Hall
Miriama Grace-Smith
Sian Montgomery-Neutze
Sophie Jolley
Pikihuia Haenga
Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Vianney Parata
Paretapu Waru
Kaea Graham
Keri-Mei Zagrobelna
Taryn Beri
Poster design by Xoe Hall.
For more info visit www.toiwahinecollective.com.
'Tuatea' exhibition opening at Toi Wāhine HQ in Porirua, Wellington
I was thrilled to organize this exhibition alongside the Toi Wāhine Collective at 10 Hartham Place, Porirua, Wellington. Check out our group website here for more info about who we are and what we do. I had three original paintings in this show and it was a privilege to exhibit alongside the following artists:
Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti)
Kohai Grace (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Porou)
Elaine Bevan (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa)
Julie Paama-Pengally (Tauranga Moana)
Evelyn Ross (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Hayley Galo (Ngāti Toa)
Kaea Graham (Tūwharetoa, Te Rarawa, Taranaki)
Regan Balzer (Te Arawa, Ngāti Ranginui)
Vianney Parata (Ngāti Toa)
Aria Whaanga (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rakaipaaka)
Natasha Keating (Tūwharetoa, Ngaio Tuhoe, Te Ati Hau a Paparangi)
Pikihuia Haenga (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou)
Sian Montgomery-Neutze (Muaūpoko, Ngai Tara)
Briar Allen (Muaūpoko, Ngaio Tara)
Taryn Beri (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Ātiawa)
Keri-Mei Zagrobelna (Te Whanau a Apanui, Te Ātiawa)
Miriama Grace-Smith (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou)
Rangimarie Sophie Jolley (Waikato - Tainui)
Xoe Hall (Kai Tahu)
Stevei Houkamau (Ngāti Porou, Rangitāne, Te Whānau a Apanui)
Kui Topia (Ngapuhi)
Paretapu Penetito-Waru (Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngāti Hauā)
Lydia Wihapi (Ngāti Maniapoto)
Maakarita Paku (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Muriwhenua, Lakota Oyate)
Jo Haenga (Ngāti Porou)
This exhibition opened on 23rd June 2016 and will run for six weeks.
Toi Wāhine presents a Matariki exhibition featuring 25 Wahine Māori artists from the Porirua / Wellington area and beyond!
Nau mai haere mai ki te tautoko tenei kaupapa!
At Ora Ny Gallery with works by myself and the Toi Wāhine Collective exhibited behind me.
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!