{"674803":{"#nid":"674803","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Virtual Artists Talks: Bark Rhythms: Hiaop from Niue \u0026 Hawai\u2019ian bark cloth","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBarkcloth makers Lehuauakea, Dalani Tanahy, and Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss will discuss the tradition and practices of Hawai\u0027i and Niue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELehuauakea\u003C\/strong\u003E is a Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and kapa maker from P\u0101pa\u02bbikou, Hawai\u02bbi. With a particular focus on the labor-intensive making of kapa (barkcloth), \u02bbohe k\u0101pala (carved bamboo printing tools), and use of natural pigments, Lehua is able to breathe new life into patterns and traditions practiced for generations. Through these traditional Native Hawaiian craft practices, their work addresses themes of environmental relations, Indigenous cultural resilience, and contemporary Kanaka Maoli identity. Lehuauakea has spent the last several years learning from well-known barkcloth maker Wesley Sen of Moanalua, Hawai\u02bbi, who trained in barkcloth-making with Pua Van Dorpe, Beatrice Krauss, Malia Solomon, Carla Freitas, and Dennis Kana\u02bbe of Hawai\u02bbi, and Mary Pritchard of S\u0101moa. Through these intergenerational land-based practices, Lehuauakea aims to build on this tradition and ultimately share it with the next generation to ensure that this mode of Indigenous storytelling is carried well into the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELehuauakea\u2019s work has been shown in exhibitions nationally and internationally, and is held in many private and public art collections around the globe. The artist is currently based between the continent and Hawai\u02bbi after earning their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting at Pacific Northwest College of Art.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDalani Tanahy\u003C\/strong\u003E is a native of San Diego, California with maternal roots in Maui, Molokai and Moku O Hawaii and has lived in Makaha, O`ahu since 1986.\u0026nbsp; She has been a practitioner and teacher of the arts of Hawaiian kapa or bark cloth making.\u0026nbsp; Dalani\u2019s work has been one of revival, as the art of kapa was dormant for almost one hundred years.\u0026nbsp; She not only creates kapa and grows the Paper mulberry\/Brousonettia Papyrifera trees necessary to create the bark cloth, but also the wood and stone tools and plants used for dyes.\u0026nbsp; Teaching kapa extensively ensures that the art is not lost again, and she is currently an instructor at the University of Hawaii-West O\u2019ahu Campus in the Hawaiian and Pacific Studies Department.\u0026nbsp; As a researcher Dalani has been able to travel and study collections globally and has her work in permanent collections at the British Museum in London, the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC and The National Museum of New Zealand-Te Papa O Tongarewa.\u0026nbsp; As a commissioned artist, Dalani has original and graphic work in many hotels, resort, and other properties in Hawaii, including the Aulani Disney Resort and Spa, Ka Makana Ali\u2019i Mall in Kapolei, O\u2019ahu, St. Andrews Priory Chapel\/Royal Patrons Chapel in Honolulu, O\u2019ahu and many more.\u0026nbsp; Dalani\u2019s work as a traditional Hawaiian practitioner and cultural ambassador has been recognized by the Polynesian Cultural Center as a recipient of the \u201cLei of a Living Treasure Award\u201d 2013, a Native Hawaiian Artist Fellow with the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, 2015 and the Hawaii State Legislature Recognition as \u201cMana Wahine O Makaha\u201d Hawaiian Kapa and Arts Practitioner, 2019.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECora-Allan Lafaiki-Twiss\u003C\/strong\u003E is a visual artist and traditional maker. After being encouraged by her Niuean grandparents to make \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/collections.tepapa.govt.nz\/object\/83487\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehiapo\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 the Niuean practice of barkcloth painting \u2013 she has mobilised generations of Niueans to connect with and experience a previously dormant artform. Using purist hiapo-making methods with materials such as ata bark, mangrove inks and pandanus seeds, she is placing the artform back into the community highlighting the noticeably botanical forms of Niuean Hiapo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an AUT graduate with a Masters in Visual Art and Design and a background as a technician and curator, Cora\u2013Allan\u2019s deeply considered practice has caught the attention of major galleries, museums and collectors. Despite this, her work remains firmly rooted in community, and she fluidly moves between institutional and community spaces. Her confident artistic voice translates to a strong presentation of work, and she is already gaining significant momentum in Aotearoa and abroad. 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