Upcoming Exhibition

Melanie Tangaere Baldwin (Ngāti Porou) is a māmā, artist and curator based in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa Gisborne. Melanie’s work is largely focused on Mana Wāhine, Indigenous and marginalised peoples, and the effects of capitalism, imperialism and settler colonialism on notions of power, visibility, beauty and worth. Her mahi consistently considers the necessity and obligations of connection, whānau and community. A lot of the time she is just trying to make sense of the world.

Georgina May Young (Te Ūpokorehe, Te Whakatōhea, Pākehā) was born in Ōpōtiki and is now based in Ōtepoti. Young constructs realms layer by layer in celebration of Te Taiao. A gardener, mother and textile artist, her work moves within whakapapa, cosmic kinship and the memories held in whenua, moana and the stars—tracing ancestral knowledge and potential imagined futures. Rooted in daily ritual and a slow life, her practice rejects capitalist excess in favor of deep connection—honoring process, reciprocity and the mauri of materials. Her works feel as though they belong to an ancient civilization—carried close, found on a hillside, or unearthed from the mud.