Georgia Tikaputini Douglas Hood &
Atarangi Anderson
Mau Āhua
Mau Āhua, 2026 (installation)
Grace presents Mau Āhua, a joint exhibition by Georgia Tikaputini Douglas Hood (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whakaue) and Atarangi Anderson (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Hauiti).
Atarangi Anderson (Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Ngāti Hauiti) is a kiriaute artist practicing in Tāmaki Makaurau. She holds a Bachelor of Creative Enterprise and a Master of Creative Practice from Unitec. Recent exhibitions include He Wahine, He Aute (Unitec, 2024), Ngā Mata Aute (Grace, 2025), and Hine Whakamauāhua (Laree Payne, 2025).
Georgia Tikaputini Douglas Hood (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pākehā) is an uku artist practicing in Tāmaki Makaurau. She graduated with an Honours degree from Whitecliffe College of Creative Arts in 2021. Hood’s exhibitions include Pleasure Garden (Objectspace Ōtautahi, 2025), May Art Fair (2025) with Christian Dimick and Alex Laurie, Pianola (Studio One Toi Tū, 2024) with Christian Dimick and Samuel Scully, and Āmene (Grace, 2024).
Georgia T. D. Hood Rising and resting, 2026 Raku clay, glaze 540 x 300 x 300
Atarangi Anderson E noho ana au i te wā, 2026 Aute, muka, pāua, uku 1940 x 800
E noho ana au i te wā, 2026 (detail)
E noho ana au i te wā, 2026 (detail)
Mau Āhua (installation)
Atarangi Anderson Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026 & Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026 (installation)
Atarangi Anderson Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026 Aute, muka, pāua 1730 x 380 (framed)
Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026 (detail)
Georgia T. D. Hood The Pursuit of Mātauranga, 2026 Stoneware, glaze 580 x 270 x 270
The Pursuit of Mātauranga, 2026 (detail)
Georgia T. D. Hood Te Kuikui (The Matriarch), 2026 Stoneware, glaze 460 x 330 x 320
Te Kuikui (The Matriarch), 2026 (detail)
Mau Āhua (installation)
Atarangi Anderson Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026 Aute, muka, pāua 1730 x 380 (framed)
Pau whakamauāhua, ngā pātiki, 2026
Atarangi Anderson Pau whakamauāhua,ngā tiki, 2026 Aute, muka, pāua 1730 x 380 (framed)
Pau whakamauāhua,ngā tiki, 2026
Georgia T. D. Hood Moko, 2025 Stoneware, glaze 470 × 260 × 260
Georgia T. D. Hood Hine-nui-te-pō, 2026 Raku clay, glaze 530 x 540 x 250
All Star is accompanied by a text by Jimmy Ma’ia’i.
“ [An] aspect of hip hop culture that always fascinated me was the bling – the gold chains, the diamonds, the customised jewellery. I always wanted a chain, and, frankly, I still do. The chains, a staple in hip hop culture, were initially worn to imitate the self-made big shots in the neighbourhood; now, they serve as an almost embodied, personal exhibit of fame and fortune...”
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