Chantel Matthews
Ko Karioi te maunga
Ko Whāingaroa te moana
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Poihākena te marae
Ko Tainui Awhiro te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hounuku, ko Ngāti Tahinga, ko Ngāti Ikaunahi ngā hapū
Ko Chantel Matthews-Perawiti tōku ingoa.
Artist Statement
Chantel Matthews is a conceptual artist, writer and curator. Of Māori and English descent, her artworks can be described as sculptural moments inspired by the ‘everyday’ whilst exploring her own subjectivity as a woman, mother, artist and wahine Māori. With a particular interest in how women/wāhine hold space, Chantel’s art /curatorial practice conceptually explores whanaungatanga (working together/relationship through shared experiences) and manaakitanga (supporting others) through kai kōrero, wānanga and collaboration.
Images below credited to Photographer Sam Harnet and Chantel Matthews
