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Ki roto i te riu o Taiamai: New Painting @gowlangsford oct 13 - nov 15 @toingapuhi by @shanecotton_

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Nau mai, haere mai, piki mai e te whanau whanui. Tena koutou! Opening tonight, new painting and book launch 5-7pm Gow Langsford Kitchener st Gallery, all welcome. by @shanecotton_

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Thanks to Brian @1301pe @sonoffin @hinakehe friends and whanau for a great opening night! Nga mihi arohanui x by @shanecotton_

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“West,” acrylic on canvas 2026. “As the moonbird flies” @1301pe LA, w @hinakehe @sonoffin 25 Sept - 7 Nov 2026 taken in Kororāreka by @shanecotton_

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Five artists. Four Laureates. One constellation of practice. ✨

Opening tomorrow at @melanierogergallery, Tūhononga brings together the work of 2008 Laureate @shanecotton_ , 2014 Laureate Lisa Reihana, 2021 Laureate @rangi_kipa, 2025 Laureate @reuben_paterson and Nikau Hindin.

Timed with the rise of Matariki, the show takes whetū and celestial navigation as its compass, tracing the connections between each artist’s practice – a cluster of relationships between land and sky, tradition and innovation, personal story and collective history.

Together, these artists challenge fixed ideas of Māori art. Their work shows that culture isn’t static – it’s renewed through creativity, dialogue and connection, with ancestral knowledge shaping how we understand the past, engage the present, and imagine the future.

On view: 1–25 July 2026
Opening: Wed 1 July, 5.30–7.30pm

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1. How Slow the Sea (Constellation Matariki) 2025, Reuben Paterson
2. Henry U/H, 2026, Shane Cotton
3. Te Punga II, 2026, Shane Cotton
4. Te Waerenga o Matariki: The Journey of Matariki (Constellation Taurus) 2025, Reuben Paterson
5. There will be no more Crying, 2026, Reuben Paterson
6. Ngutu Kura 2007, Rangi Kipa by @shanecotton_

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“Plain sight” 2026 @cassstreet.gallery 20 March 2026 by @shanecotton_

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Waitaheke & Te Awa Kairangi. Ngā awa e rua, 2025. taken in Kororāreka by @shanecotton_

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Hineāmaru, her continuing narrative 🌿🪴🌿 by @shanecotton_

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Moerewa (detail) 2025 @gowlangsford @aotearoaartfair taken in Russell, New Zealand by @shanecotton_

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Robert Jahnke’s neon works convey ideas in relation to Te Pō and Te Ao Mārama. They ‘reflect’ on whakapapa as a system of order, while echoing the philosophical concept of continuous time and infinite possibility. “Kopiko Kikorangi” 2021 @cassstreet.gallery, Kororāreka. 🔷 by @shanecotton_

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Thank you to @toingapuhi, for an amazing 3 day hui: Mātiro Whakamua! Incredible talks, conversations and mahi toi! To friends, whanau, and iwi. Nga mihi nui, nga mihi aroha kia koutou katoa! 🙏🏽💙 by @shanecotton_

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Heading home today, ready for the @toingapuhi hui beginning tomorrow, 14-16 at Waitangi. A massive shout out to whanau, friends and everyone that came out to tautoko and awhi “Super Radiance”, new painting @gowlangsford. He mihi nui he mihi miharo kia koutou mo nga manaki mo nga awhina hoki! Kia ora tatou katoa! 🙏🏽🌴🫶🏽 by @shanecotton_

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