Neke Moa

Artist statement:

“I have a shifting, evolutionary art practice that uplifts mana motuhake. Capturing stories through material use and wairuatanga. I sit centre and allow the connections to atua, tāngata and tohunga flow through the collection of materials, research and making.
I honour the sacred and profane and the spaces in between. Reminding and remembering that we are all part of a greater plan”.

Bio:

Neke Moa 2023
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Ahuriri, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Neke Moa is an adornment and object artist, predominantly working with Pounamu (NZ nephrite jade) and found materials. She is based at Otaki beach, Aotearoa (NZ).
Her work explores our connections within the spaces of the seen and unseen, the place where wairua resides and creativity is sourced.
She collaborates with tohunga, atua and tāngata presenting visual stories that navigate Aotearoa’s cultural, social, and political landscape.
Moa has exhibited widely and has been a part of the handshake project since its inception in 2010, exhibiting in Munich, London, Thailand, Australia, Netherlands, and Aotearoa.
She is a graduate of Te Wānanga-ō-Raukawa and Whitireia NZ majoring in Māori art and jewellery design.
Moa has taught shell craft in Fiji and Tonga from 2016 until 2020 and continues to teach and learn as part of her art practice.

Neke Moa

Pakohe manawa reka 2022

Artist statement:

“I have a shifting, evolutionary art practice that uplifts mana motuhake. Capturing stories through material use and wairuatanga. I sit centre and allow the connections to atua, tāngata and tohunga flow through the collection of materials, research and making.
I honour the sacred and profane and the spaces in between. Reminding and remembering that we are all part of a greater plan”.

Bio:

Neke Moa 2023
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Ahuriri, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Neke Moa is an adornment and object artist, predominantly working with Pounamu (NZ nephrite jade) and found materials. She is based at Otaki beach, Aotearoa (NZ).
Her work explores our connections within the spaces of the seen and unseen, the place where wairua resides and creativity is sourced.
She collaborates with tohunga, atua and tāngata presenting visual stories that navigate Aotearoa’s cultural, social, and political landscape.
Moa has exhibited widely and has been a part of the handshake project since its inception in 2010, exhibiting in Munich, London, Thailand, Australia, Netherlands, and Aotearoa.
She is a graduate of Te Wānanga-ō-Raukawa and Whitireia NZ majoring in Māori art and jewellery design.
Moa has taught shell craft in Fiji and Tonga from 2016 until 2020 and continues to teach and learn as part of her art practice.