Tāwera Ngaronoa Tahuri
RĀ TUARUA | 1.45PM
MANAWA KAKAPA 3 | MĀTIRO WHAKAMUA
The art industry: What is our place in the national and international market? How do we actively participate within the indigenous art space around the world?
Tāwera Ngaronoa Tahuri.
Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi, Rongowhakaata, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Uenuku, Te Rarawa
Mother, grandmother, Protector, teacher, practising visual, and performing artist. BA. Dip Teaching. MMVA. PhD Student in Indigenous studies
Tāwera Tahuri is a mixed media artist covering a wide range of mediums and techniques. She is a mother of six children and grandmother of four. Tāwera is actively involved in a local, national, and international stage as an artist, teacher, and performer.
The Treaty of Waitangi Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi Land Claim WAI 507 has been an integral part of the revitalization of her People and this has been the basis of her recent bodies of work. The Seventh Generation principle is an important component of the people of Tamanui (the eponymous ancestor of Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi who never ceded) as it serves not only as a reminder of the wrongs of the past but also the hopes and aspirations of the future seven generations.
Tāwera is passionate about freshwater ways and is actively involved in the care and maintenance of sacred waterways and takes her role as a ‘kaitiaki’ or guardian seriously. Ko au te wai, ko te wai ko au (I am the water and the water is me). As a board member for the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Tāwera is committed to Indigenous issues across the world and proudly represents her Peoples alongside her wider Indigenous family.
Tāwera is currently in the final stages of her PhD in Indigenous Studies with Te Whare Wānanga O Awanuiarangi. She also holds a BA from Toihoukura and MMVA from Massey University, NZ.
