Art Fair Artists

Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Whātua  Lives in Gisborne   Ngaire is a graduate and current tutor at Toihoukura, School of Māori Visual Art and Design at the

(b. 1976) Te Ātiawa, Ngāpuhi, Taranaki. Lives in Maketu   Shannon began carving in 2000 at Whitireia Polytech in Porirua under the tutelage of Hemi

(b. 1946) Ngai Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga Lives in Ōtautahi Ranui is a respected weaver and Māori art leader known for her continuity of weaving practises

(b. 1972) Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Te Whānau a Āpanui, Ngāi Tahu Lives in Rotorua Lewis Gardiner began to work with pounamu

(b. 1979) Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto Lives in Whangarei   After studying painting and whakairo at Northland Polytechnic, Amorangi was introduced to ceramic wood-firing by Manos

(b. 1957) Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa  Lives in Rotorua    Lyonel is the leading creator of whare whakairo in Aotearoa today. Trained by Hone Taiapa

(b. 1961) Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Konohi, Ngai te Aweawe  Lives in Gisborne   Tā (Sir) Derek Lardelli is a widely acclaimed and awarded artist,

(b. 1974) Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti KahungunuLives in Papamoa   Since being introduced to whakairo practice at Waiariki Polytechnic in the mid-1990s under Roi Toia, Todd Couper

(b. 1950) Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a RuataupareLives in Tokomaru Bay   Baye Riddell has been a full-time practising clay artist since 1974 and in