Tara-Lee Manu
Ko Mataatua te waka
Ko Whakataha te maunga
Ko Waitangi te awa
Ko Ngāpuhi Te iwi
Ko Ngai Tawake ki Te Tuawhenua raāa ko Ngāti Rāhiri ngā Hapū
Ko Tauwhara te marae
Ko Tara-Lee Manu tōku ingoa
Artist Statement
Ngāmotu-based Ngāpuhi artist Tara-Lee Manu weaves together her background in textile surface design, mahingā kai and toi Māori in a grounded, sustainable, creative practice.
Through the growing and gathering of plants and whenua for use as dyes, inks and pigments, a love of working with uku has developed.
Tara-Lee explores and responds to her relationship with Te Ao Tūroa through her mahi toi using local mediums.
