Kerekere Studios

TAKU HUARAHI - My path

This piece tells a story of a wahine on a journey. Unsure if her next steps will take her where she wants to go, she trusts that her tipuna will guide her to where she needs to be. She never walks alone. Matariki promises new beginnings. Focused on the journey ahead, she leaves the past behind her, excited and hopeful for what comes next.

Created as part of my RE-USE RE-PURPOSE RECYCLE challenge for
Mixed media on a reclaimed canvas from a previous piece that got too damaged to repair.
Currently on display at the exhibition at the Dunedin Community Gallery.

Te Ao Mārama - currently on display at the Pīata mai Matariki exhibition at the Dunedin Community Gallery.

Mixed media artwork on 50cm x 50cm canvas.
$145

RANGINUI- Sky Father

This piece is available to view and purchase at the Resistance is beautiful exhibition at the Dunedin Community Gallery 26 Princes St Ōtepoti 26th June - 5th July. So blessed to be part of this amazing event 🥰

A beautiful way to recycle that annoying junk mail for my RE-USE RE-PURPOSE RECYCLE challenge.
Final week => https://alzheimersnz.grassrootz.com/create-for-dementia-2024/kerekere-studios

Ataahua toi māori at the Dunedin Community Gallery, 26 Princes St Ōtepoti, as part of the Pīata mai Matariki Festival 2024.

Resistance is beautiful
26 June - 5th July
10am - 4pm daily

TE HAERENGA - The journey.
Everyones journey is different. Unique to their circumstances, their goals, their desires.
But it's not only about moving from A to B. We must embrace the space in between.
The ups and downs,
the highs and lows,
the exciting and the mundane.
The space in between is where life happens. Embrace all of it.

Mixed media artwork on an old preloved skateboard (kindly donated by ) created as part of my RE-USE,RE-PURPOSE,RECYCLE challenge for

Create for Dementia is an awesome initiative to raise awareness and funds for those affected by this awful disease. If you're in a position to make a donation, big or small, please do so here => https://alzheimersnz.grassrootz.com/create-for-dementia-2024/kerekere-studios

25% from the sale of this piece will be donated to Alzheimers NZ and added to the total funds raised.

This piece will be on display at the Dunedin Community Gallery during the festival in Ōtepoti this week. Pop in and check it out!

Super excited to be part of the Pīata Mai Festival celebrating Matariki this year! See you there 🥰

For everything you need to know about the Pīata Mai Matariki festival you can now head to our shiny new website! https://www.piatamaimatariki.co.nz/

Browse profiles of our amazing ringatoi who will be exhibiting in the Dunedin Community Art Gallery and a range of events which will be held in Te Whare o Rukutia.

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HONOHONO has gone international! Our collab of digital works by the Creative Impact Lab Ōtepoti is being featured in the International Symposium of Electronic Art that started yesterday across the ditch in Brisbane. This is a super exciting opportunity to have our work displayed at such a prestigious event. Thank you to and for hosting the workshops that made this happen and props to the rest of the Creative Impact Lab team for being so awesome 🥰






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HONOHONO, a collection of digital works developed by the Creative Impact Lab, will feature in the upcoming Memory+Mind event hosted by that opens on July 8th.

Two weeks of pop-up events, fun hands-on activities, and a range of spectacular artworks to explore. The tenth art and science project takes "memory and mind" as its broad focus.

I have been invited to take part by hosting our first "Mahi toi, mahi ora" multimedia workshop in the gallery. Cant wait!!! 🤩

Dunedin Community Gallery
26 Princes St, Ōtepoti
8-20 July 2024
Daily 10am-3pm

Awesome news!!! We have plans to host MORE multimedia creative workshops here in Ōtepoti!

The aim of our workshops is to provide a welcoming space for people to explore their creative talents. People of all skill levels are welcome.

Follow my page for updates on venues, dates, and ticket info ✨️

💫 Available now 💫

My motivation to create for Dementia is my late great-grandmother, Mary Ryan, who lost her memories to this awful condition. She was an amazing, beautiful, and crafty woman. I loved visiting my great-grandparents on the weekends as a child and was well aware of how lucky I was to have them. It was so sad to see her memories fade.

You can help people affected by Dementia and their Whanau by making a small donation here ==> https://alzheimersnz.grassrootz.com/create-for-dementia-2024/kerekere-studios. Each and every donation is greatly appreciated 🥰

Available now, PM for details ✨️

The last Rākau o te Ora artwork for a while. This one gives winter vibes with bare branches and cool tones.

Mixed media artwork on 16x20inch canvas.
Available now, Dm for details ✨️

Throughout Matariki there is a huge rise of cultural appropriation. Corporate businesses use Matariki as a marketing stint for financial gain.

Māori artists loose opportunities due to cultural appropriation and as a result of this, it dilutes our toi and culture.

This is an invitation to those companies to sponsor a Māori artist instead of using the culture for commercialisation purposes. You are welcome to use this and send it to companies that need reminding. 👏

I will also be hosting a kōrero about cultural appropriation this Matariki with Tūturu Charitable Trust ❤️

More details to follow but this will be a chance to educate those about the history and the fight we've had with cultural appropriation. 😢

These are important conversations to have whānau and our toi should be protected at all costs ❤️

When I started working with texture paste as a medium, I experimented with lots of different methods and techniques. I developed my signature series entitled TUPURANGA, meaning growth. The series has grown and evolved, and so have I as an artist. I really love discovering new interesting ways to use texture and new mediums in my artwork.

Pictured here are three 14x14inch Tupuranga artworks in sage green, sand, and gray.
Available now ✨️

Another piece added to my Rākau O Te Ora series. The mixed media works in this collection so far are on 16x20inch canvas. Touchable textures, metallic hightlights, and a feminine sensual vibe ✨️

Available now, DM for details

This year, my creative challenge will be to upcycle, recycle, reuse, and re-purpose. One persons trash can be another persons art supplies 👩🏽‍🎨

The goal is to raise $500 for Alzheimers NZ. If you are in a position to donate, you can do that here --> https://alzheimersnz.grassrootz.com/create-for-dementia-2024/kerekere-studios.
All donations are greatly appreciated 🥰

Watch this space to see what I come up with and check out my progress along the way.

Something a little different today with & co. I can't wait to see the results!

Last June, I dabbled with watercolours, created with clay and experimented with gold leaf for my Multi media challenge, and we smashed our $500 fundraising target. Let's do it again this year!

All funds raised through Create for Dementia will go directly to Alzheimers New Zealand to provide vital services and support for people living with dementia mate wareware.

More info on what I'll be creating and how you can donate coming Monday 🥰

NEW Rākau O Te Ora mixed media artwork finished and available to purchase at 1 Vogel St, Ōtepoti 😘

16x20inch wide edge canvas
DM for more info
Commissions open

That was fun 🥰 Should we do it again???

Throw back to the Ōtepoti Art Show back in February featuring artwork by M Winiana Artistry, , & myself 👩🏽‍🎨

Autumn inspired version of my Rakau o te ora artwork that sold during our Mana Wahine exhibition; the second piece in my new series.

This series is inspired by the beautiful whakatauki "Ki te kore nga putake e mākukungia e kore te rakau e tupu" - If the roots of the tree are not watered, the tree will not flourish.

Glistening gold, silver, and bronze with a moody grey background. Mixed media on 16x20inch canvas.

Mothers Day is just around the corner 🥰🥰🥰
How will you spoil your Māmā this year?

Art, perhaps? 🤭😉

1 Vogel St, Queens Gardens
Ōtepoti
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10am-2pm

As the seasons change, so does my view.
The lush green leaves are fading and falling,
letting a little more sunlight shine through.

1 Vogel St, Queens Gardens
Ōtepoti

OPEN Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 10am-2pm

These two pieces from my Tupuranga series are available here at .

Tupuranga means growth or a place to grow, and the double spiral is symbolic of movement. Growth isn't always linear and looks different for everyone and everything.

Photos of our Mana Wāhine exhibition courtesy of Blake Armstrong.

Art work by M Winiana Artistry and myself.

Open days for this month and next 👩🏽‍🎨🖼😘

1 Vogel St, Queens Gardens
Ōtepoti

E korakora ana au - I glisten, I sparkle

This series is about identity, culture, and reclaiming a sense of belonging. When I embrace my culture, it shines through my work. This series celebrates the uniqueness of each and every wahine Māori.

Mixed media on 20cm x 40cm wooden panels.
PM for info.

BOOM! 🥳🥳🥳
Nominated in 6 categories alongside some incredible artists, Michael and I took home the award for most promising Māori artists 😍 Such an exciting unexpected bonus to an already amazing experience. We feel incredibly blessed to even be part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival and are so grateful for all the support and guidance along the way.