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Huia Come Home


Opening Thursday 22 June at Fresh Gallery Otara, 'Huia Come Home' is our first exhibition together in 11 years. Our journey over the past decade has taken us deeper into the journey of finding who we are emotionally, spiritually & culturally & this body of work is our response to that inner homelessness.

Part of the Tāmaki Matariki Festival 2017, our show invites the viewer into encounters of the heart & the mind. Our friends Mike Tupaea, Jay Lucas & Olivia Laita all contribute their creative gifts to enhance the works & emotion of our show by presenting our story through their eyes. We are also releasing on the night our second large fine art print titled 'Huia Come Home' & this will be available through our e-store from Friday.

Paradox Street Art Festival

28 March - 15 June, Tauranga, New Zealand

With only a few weeks left to visit we look back at what has been a ground breaking project from the Oi You crew. George & Shannon Shaw have worked tirelessly alongside the Tauranga Art Gallery, Tauranga City Council & all of their sponsors to present to Aotearoa a world class exhibition.

Bringing together three New Zealand artists & a range of international artists to compliment the work, the show incorporates a large exhibition of original Banksy works that have been collected by the amazing couple over the years. If you have a spare few hours take the time to visit before the gallery gets painted over again for the next group to come through.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our creative journey & to everyone who has put their hand up to fund & facilitate everything to make this happen! Paradox was an amazing example of what is achievable through some great partnerships & an open mind to explore the sometimes scary world of urban contemporary art within a gallery space.

Ngongotaha Primary School

School holidays + road trip + cousins & friendships = mural at Ngongotaha Primary School!

The fun part about we do is that we get to cram everything we do into a weekend, a car & out comes a mural that incorporates the stories of a space & the heart of a school. Once housing the native school, the building was a significant site for a work that incorporates the Korimako (Bellbird) & the poutama design that speaks about obtaining knowledges & wisdom. A design style that blends into the colourful environment of the kura, the end result was a simple yet bold statement for the students to come back to after the holidays.

Thank you to Dean Henderson & our cuzzie Francis for making this, the kids had heaps of fun hanging with their cousins & watching the mural unfold!

'Iti rearea teitei kahikatea ka tata - Aim high, stand proud'

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