 
Introduction
Welcome to the inaugural
Manawatu Arts Guide. A number of prominent and highly respected
New Zealand artists have elected to make Manawatu their home.
A walk around the towns of Manawatu will reveal public art
in prominent places. Mr Dibble's 'Pacific Monarch', featured
on the front of this brochure, being just one of the substantial
number of works on view.
Contemporary Maori
artists such as Bob Jahnke, Shane Cotton, and Kura Te Waru
Rewiri reside in Manawatu. They have all contributed to Te
Putahi a Toi, a centre of excellence for Maori visual arts
at Massey University. Already a new generation of artist is
building upon their work with Saffron Te Ratana and Ngatai
Taepa gaining attention for their work.
There is also a
solid tradition or ceramic art in Manawatu. Denise Tohiariki,
Steve Schofield, Trevor Wright and Arnold Davies are some
who continue in the stead of John Fuller, Stan Jenkins and
George Newton-Broad.
Collections of
New Zealand art can be viewed by the public at both Te Manawa
Art (art gallery) and the Massey University campuses. Dealer
galleries offer a range of work representative of local artists
for visitors to Manawatu to purchase, take home and continue
to enjoy long after their visit to our region.
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