Manos Nathan
Ko Te Roroa ratou ko Ngāti Whātua, ko Ngāpuhi ōna iwi
Artist Biography
Manos Ross Nathan (20 December 1948 – 2 September 2015) was a New Zealand ceramicist. Born in Rawene, Hokianga, to Eruera and Katina (née Toraki) Nathan, he was of Māori descent on his father's side and Greek (Cretan) descent on his mother's side.
Nathan was raised in Wekaweka, and subsequently moved to Wellington with his family in 1955. He completed a Diploma of Textile Design at Wellington Polytechnic School of Design in 1968–70.
In 1987, along with Baye Riddell, he founded Ngā Kaihanga Uku, the national Māori clayworkers' organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. In 1989, with Riddell, he travelled to the United States on a Fulbright grant to visit First Nations Native American potters. A reciprocal visit took place in 1991. He was a foundation member of Te Atinga, the Visual Arts committee of Toi Māori Aotearoa.
