Our Artists
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Artemis Toi
Read more hereArtemis is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Waihōpai. Her work spans large-scale murals, paintings, intricate black-and-grey portraits, digital art, and more.
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Ana Teofilo
Read more hereAna is a Samoan visual artist who creates contemporary Pasifika art works from her hometown in Dunedin. She is known for her incredible carved and prainted frangipani.
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Bayden Solomon
Read more hereBayden Solomon is a Māori artist working with pounamu and stone, raised in Murihiku and now based in Tāhuna.
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Fogafu Kuresa-Lavea
Read more hereFogafu (Baba) is a Samoan artist who creates Ula Lipine, vibrant ribbon necklaces inspired by the traditional Ula Lole she made as a child.
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Jay Davis
Read more hereBorn, raised, and based in Murihiku, Jay honours Māori cultural heritage through tā moko, large-scale murals, illustration, and design.
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Lealasa Mapuilesua
Read more hereLealasa Mapuilesua (Sa) is a NZ-born Samoan artist, who brings to life Samoan and cultural arts through vibrant lei, textiles, elei, woodcarving, and painting.
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Mama Turi
Read more hereMama Turi was born in Mitiaro and raised in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. She creates handmade ei katu, weaving cultural stories of return, connection, and pride through floral adornments.
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Pua Matua-Kuresa
Read more herePua is a New Zealand-born Samoan artist whose bold designs on canvas explore culture, identity, and his own journey of cultural reconnection.
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Steve Solomon
Read more hereSteve is a toi whakairo artist and sculptor based in Tāhuna, working across Te Waipounamu with wood, stone, and steel. Steve leads Down South Whakairo, a whānau-based creative kaupapa grounded in Māori design.
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Tawhiri Solomon
Read more hereTawhiri is a Toi Māori practitioner specialising in whakairo. His practice is influenced by traditional Māori art forms and grounded in history and storytelling.
Every purchase made through Mīharo Collective directly supports the artist, while also contributing to Mīharo Murihiku Trust’s charitable programmes that inspire, connect, and uplift Māori and Pacific communities.
Together, we’re building a future where culture is celebrated, creativity thrives, and our stories live on.