Maiangi Waitai Explained

Maiangi Waitai is a New Zealand-born artist of Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa, Tuwhāretoa, Rangitāne and German descent.^[1] She works across a range of mediums, designing clothing and accessories for her Who is Dead Martin label, creating comics, figurines, toys, jewellery, mosaics and painting.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] She has also been a musician, singing and playing the flute and guitar in a band called Beam (1997-1999) with Colleen Lenihan, Guy Scoullar and Hayden Fritchley, also artists at the time in Whanganui. She has worked as a kindergarten teacher since 2010.^[6] ^[7]

Education and awards

Waitai received a Bachelor of Arts from Quay School of the Arts in Whanganui in 1999.^[8] The same year, she received a Te Waka Toi award from Creative New Zealand.^[9]

Exhibitions

Bowen Galleries, Wellington, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012 ^[10]
Tea Time (with Ron Dixon, Don Driver), Enjoy Gallery, Wellington, 22 October 2009 - 14 November 2009
Ātea-ā-rangi - Interstellar, The Dowse, 15 Jun – 20 Oct 2019^[11]

Notes and References

Web site: About. Maiangi Waitai. en-US. 2019-03-22.
Book: Three words : an anthology of Aotearoa/NZ women's comics. Joyce, Rae,, Laing, Sarah, 1973-, Neville, Indira, 1973-. 2016. 9780994120502. Auckland, New Zealand. 100. 948291321.
Hoare. Rose. 23 May 2010. Talent show. Sunday Star Times. supp. 12–24.
Web site: Who is Dead Martin? + Miss Crabb. Miss Crabb. 2019-06-01.
Watson. Aaron. June–September 2007. Aesthetic Decathlon. Artzone. 29–36.
December 2005 – January 2006. Reaping what you sew. Tū Mai. 71. 46–47.
News: Mischief's mosaic makeover. The New Zealand Herald. 2017-03-29. 2019-03-22. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
Web site: Tea Time Enjoy Contemporary Art Space. enjoy.org.nz. 2019-06-01.
June 1999. Te Waka Toi honours nine Maori artists Profiles award winners. Maori. 4 . 114. 5.
Amery. Mark. 3 Feb 2006. Lured into the realm of imagination. Dominion Post. B7.
Web site: Maiangi Waitai: Ātea-ā-rangi—Interstellar The Dowse Art Museum. www.dowse.org.nz. en. 2019-06-01.