Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa is a takatāpui fabric artist, educator, and storyteller, as well as currently artist-in-residence at the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora.  Grounded in te ao Māori, his practice makes old pūrākau newly relevant using brilliant colour, fluid design, and humour.  For June, he has collected story quilts from past Matariki, in the exhibition Social Fabric. Stars, whānau, land, heroes, heroes and legends adorn the walls and an invitation to read the stories or invent your own. 

IMAGE: Ron Te Kawa,  The Sacred Kūmara Garden, 2020, from the artist’s exhibition at CoCA Toi Moroki