2025/2026 Maramataka $40
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Many cultures around the world have their own version of the Maramataka, which aligns with the phases of the Moon instead of the Gregorian calendar. The Maramataka is the traditional Māori lunar calendar. One translation of the word Maramataka is ‘moon turning’.
This years Kaitoi is Regan Balzer!
Regan Balzer is a practicing Māori artist, living in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Regan has developed her individual style from a combination of cultural iconography painted with a combination of layers and styles. Regan has exhibited extensively around Aotearoa (NZ) and overseas. In 2011, Regan completed a Masters in Māori Visual Arts at the renowned school of art Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi, Massey University, Palmerston North (NZ), graduating with honours.
From an early age, Regan has been exposed to images of the sulphuric landscape of her hometown Rotorua, New Zealand. In this thermal wonderland, steam, and the vivid contrasting colours caused by natural minerals, water and earth, form the palette of colours, within which Regan likes to develop her paintings. The hues of her homeland intertwine throughout her work, while customary imagery from her homeland, juxtaposes contemporary contexts. https://www.reganbalzer.com/artistinformation
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