Residency Dr Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge
Welcome to our new artist in residence from 1 Feb.
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.
Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge, Portrait of Rewi, Reputation Cloak and Rangatiratanga Cloak, 2017, Blankets, cotton thread, feathers, found objects and metals.