Piupiu Maya Turei

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitāne me Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi

Piupiu is an artist, curator and mother based in Ōtepoti. She is the Facilitator of Tini Whetū where she flexes her kaupapa Māori curatorial practice.

Piupiu is strongly engaged in toi Māori landscape of Ōtepoti the attended Te Hapū Oneone national Māori earth pigment hui at Blue Oyster Art Project Space in May 2022.

In Winter of 2022 Piupiu developed a series of mixed media works, E tiramarama ana, for the Pūmanawa exhibition at Hoea! Whare Whakaatu Toi. E tiramarama ana is a celebration and exploration of whakapapa which consists of digital prints, muka, feathers, soil and uku from Pāpāwai.  

Thanks heaps to Piu for the use of the following images, the artist notes in the image of Te Hā, Te Ata (artworks on plinth with moon projection) “the heru next to my work is by Jacob Tucker (Ngāti Apakura), who is an amazing jeweller / carver”