Pēkere

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa rāua ko Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki.

Pēkere says that “painting for me is as essential as breathing; without it, it can feel as if i’m gasping for air. I’ve been painting for 5 years now, and what started as a past-time has now morphed into a way of existing. It helps me see and experience myself from outside my mind. Colour speaks to me more than words ever could, there’s a subtle understanding that resides in certain hues, in certain patterns, when I paint it’s as if there’s nothing else in the world, only myself and a canvas that reflects back at me”.

“I find myself being influenced by every single moment that I exist within – whether consciously or subconsciously.”

“Pēkere is an exciting creative artist. She is self -taught and her art is her own unique vision. She is a very special emerging artist who is taking Maori art to another area of visual language.”

Darcy Nicholas