Residency Dr Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge
February Residency – Dr Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge
Leonie Is a NMTAFE grad (2003) who went on to obtain a PhD. Her research and artwork are born from her experience as Māori, living a life of being colonised through assimilation. She engages with postcolonial dialogues around wider social political concerns.
Her work pictured here is on display in our March exhibition: on REvolution.
Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge, Portrait of Rewi, Reputation Cloak and Rangatiratanga Cloak, 2017, Blankets, cotton thread, feathers, found objects and metals.