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Nau Mai Haere Mai.
Welcome to Iwi Art online.
Iwi Art’s mission is to be a successful Maori art exhibition, retail and wholesale business.
In doing so, Iwi Art also aims to remain true to the wishes of our Maori ancestors that the taonga of traditional design be nurtured and protected. Iwi Art is committed to supporting the ongoing production of traditional design through:
- sensitive selling methods;
- appropriate exhibition of artwork;
- ongoing commitment to the replanting of native trees;
- observing Kaitahu kaitiakitanga of pounamu; and
- working closely with and supporting Maori artists who continue to create and innovate within the styles bequeathed by our ancestors.
Kia u ki te wairua o Toi - hold on to the creative spirit.
Feature Artist
Suzanne Tamaki
Ngati Maniapoto, Tuhoe, Te Arawa
Suzanne Tamaki is an Otaki based fibre artist with the label Native Sista. She creates body adornment, costumes and jewellery inspired by legends and mythical creatures in the Pacific, traditional Maori costuming and the effects of colonisation on Maori fashion.
Suzanne was one of the founding members of the Pacific Sisters fashion collective in the mid 90s participating in various multimedia fashion shows including: 12th Sydney Biennale and the South Pacific Festival of the Arts in Samoa and Palau. She often works as a guest tutor at various institutions and also produces multi-media fashion events independently promoting Maori and Pacific fashion, music, movement and image.
Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand and the Pacific including: Objectspace, City Gallery Wellington, Pataka Museum of Arts and History, Dowse Museum, Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum of New Zealand, Cambridge University London and Belau Museum during the 2004 South Pacific Arts Festival. She is a registered user of the Toi Iho Maori Made mark.
