Tangimoe Clay
Tangimoe Clay | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | weaver, textile artist and gallery owner |
Tangimoe Clay is a New Zealand weaver and textile artist. She is affiliated with the Whakatōhea[1] and Ngāti Ngahere iwi.[2] Her artworks are held by the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1]
Biography[edit]
Clay is a weaver from Ōpōtiki[2] who has exhibited in New Zealand as well as internationally.[3] She became interested in working with flax in the late 1980s.[4] She was taught some weaving skills by Maggie Tai.[2] Clay has artworks in the collections of the Auckland Art Gallery and Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][5] In 2014 Clay enrolled with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to study towards a Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts - Maunga Kura Toi.[6] She also owns the Tangata Whenua Gallery in Ōpōtiki where she sells art works produced by herself as well as other Māori artists.[5][2]
Honours and awards[edit]
In 2003 Clay won Best self-employment business award in the Maori businesswomen awards.[7] In 2016 Clay was the recipient of the Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D local Merit award and the Whakatāne Society of Arts and Crafts Local Art Award.[3][6]
Exhibits[edit]
- The Eternal Thread, group exhibition, Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua, tour of USA (2004), Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu (2007)[8]
- Mataraupo, Te Koputu a te whanga a Toi — Whakatane Library and Exhibition Centre, 9 December 2017 to 4 February 2018.[3][9]
- The Real Opotiki, Studio One Toi Tū, 2017[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ms Tangimoe Clay". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Borell N. Jackson M. Taiaroa T. & Auckland Art Gallery (2022). Toi tū toi ora : contemporary Māori art. Penguin Random House New Zealand in association with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-14-377673-4.
- ^ a b c "Keeping traditional art alive". Sunlive. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Objectspace (29 May 2008). "Uhengaparaoa: Works by Tangimoe Clay". TheBigIdea. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Tangimoe Clay". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b Tawhiao, Carly (16 August 2016). "From kete to kāwhenga". Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Caterer carves herself a winning slice". New Zealand Herald. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Borell, Nigel (16 March 2022). Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art. Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-14-377673-4.
- ^ Black, Taroi (24 December 2017). "A house made out of raupo (flax) and exhibited in Whakatāne". Māori Television. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "The Real Opotiki - Art Exhibition". Eventfinda. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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