Julie Paama-Pengelly
Born
Julie Paama-Pengelly

1964 (age 59–60)
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationBachelor of SocSci in Anthropology, Massey University; Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts (Hons), Massey University; Masters of Development Studies, Massey University, Masters of Maori Visual Arts (Hons) Massey University; Bachelor of Teaching (Sec.) Massey University.
Known fortā moko artist
Spousepreviously married to Rangi Kipa (Maori artist)
Websitewww.julesartistmoko.com

Julie Paama-Pengelly (born 1964) is a New Zealand tā moko artist, painter, commentator, and curator.[1][2]

Education and early career

Paama-Pengelly is of Māori (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tūwhiwhia, Ngāi Tauaiti and Ngātii Tapu) descent.[2] She was educated at St Matthew's Collegiate School in Masterton.[3] In 2003, she graduated with a Masters of Māori Visual Arts degree with honours from Massey University, Palmerston North. Prior to that she graduated with a diploma in teaching (1989), and a Master of Philosophy in third-world development (2003) also both from Massey University in Palmerston North.[4] Paama-Pengelly's undergraduate degree was a degree in social sciences (anthropology). She has also studied te reo Māori through Te Ataarangi.[1]

Her early work was in graphic design and advertising, Paama-Pengelly went into teaching and taught art at secondary schools and at tertiary level.[1] During this time in the early 1990s, she began her artistic engagement with tā moko (traditional Māori tattoo).[5] At this time, it was very unusual for a woman to be involved in this art form. She was inspired to get into tā moko by Robert Jahnke and Derek Lardelli.[6][7] She says in an interview about being captured by the power of tā moko, ''I witnessed someone getting significant moko. I realised it was a powerful way for our community to claim their pride ... reclaiming positive forms of identity. At the time, I had no idea it was going to become such a popular form of identity.''[8]

Career and works

Paama-Pengelly was the head of faculty between 2004 and 2007 of Te Toi Whakarei, Art and Visual Culture at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne.[1] Paama-Pengelly has also taught at the Western Institute of Technology, Taranaki and Massey University, Wellington. She established a tattoo studio in Mt Maunganui in 2011 called Art + Body.[6][9][10]

Her art practice includes paintings, printmaking, installation, and tā moko. She has authored books on Māori art, curated art exhibitions and contributed to critical discourse on Māori art.[11][12][13] Her work has helped lead to a revival of indigenous tattoos in both New Zealand, but also worldwide.[5][14]

Writer Awhina Tamapara says of Paama-Pengelly's practice: "Exploring how Māori are portrayed by others (as opposed to how they portray themselves) is a predominant concern of her work. Her paintings are paradoxical – a direct response to the stereotypical, negative images of Māori. In her 'Broke' series, she has explored how Māori are portrayed commercially."[1]

In 2022, Paama-Pengelly was Trust chairperson for Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust.[15][16]

Books

  • Writer: A History on Skin – The Art of Ta Moko, Toi Maori Aotearoa, March, 2002
  • Author: Maori Art and Design New Holland Press, Auckland, May 2010 ISBN 9781869662448

Curation

  • Nga Korero Aoteatea – Fifty Maori Artists, Dowse Art Museum, Wellington 1999
  • Ta Moko is NOT Tattoo, interactive CD Rom Artpix 3 Houston, USA, 2001
  • Tau-Marumaru, Harris Fine Arts Center BYU, Utah USA 2005
  • Navigating the Now, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, 26 June–Aug 8 2010
  • Roundabout: 108 Artists, Wellington, Israel, 2007–2010

Personal life

Paama-Pengelly is of Māori (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tūwhiwhia, Ngāi Tauaiti and Ngāti Tapu) descent.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Taiāwhio : conversations with contemporary Māori artists. Smith, Huhana. Wellington [N.Z.]: Te Papa Press. 2002. ISBN 0-909010-86-2. OCLC 50999083.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Julie Ta Moko artist". Jules Artist Moko. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Where in the world" (PDF). to The Stars. 2020. p. 28. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Paama-Pengelly, Julie (1994). The development of Maori art in education : case study of a New Zealand secondary school (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/10667.
  5. 1 2 Ore, Jonathan (30 April 2022). "Indigenous artists, advocates reviving traditional tattoo art nearly erased by colonization". CBC Radio. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 Murray, Justine (8 April 2018). "Taa Moko Sessions: Julie Paama-Pengelly". RNZ. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Beri, Taryn (27 May 2015). "'Moko artists speak' Interview #1 Julie Paama-Pengelly". Taryn Beri. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Munro, Bruce (8 June 2015). "Identity etched in ink". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Morris, Pete (July 2013). "Julie Paama-Pengelly: Artist and Director of Art + Body (2013)". Tauranga City Library. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Mohi, Mairātea (18 June 2022). "Shine your light this Matariki: Three wāhine on what beauty means to them". Stuff. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Creator: "Paama-Pengelly, Julie"". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Author: "Paama-Pengelly, Julie"". Worldcat. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ta moko". Massey University. 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Ogden, Gavin (22 March 2020). "Local Focus: From suppression to leading the world, the Māori tattoo resurgence". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Quill, Annemarie (26 June 2022). "Chelsea Winstanley and Stan Walker among Māori creatives recognised at Matariki awards". Stuff. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Tā Moko Tā Tatau festival to enrich region". SunLive. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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