image of Julie courtesy of Skindigenous Nish Television Media, Canada 2020

Whaowhia te kete maatauranga

Fill the basket of knowledge

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master of Maaori Visual Arts (Honours), Massey University. 2002

Bachelor of Maaori Visual Arts (Honours), Massey University. 1999

Master of Philosophy (Third World Development), Massey University. 1995

Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology, Massey University. 1990

Diploma of Teaching (Div C), PNTC. 1991

Certificate of ESOL, UCOL. 1989

PRESENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2022:

Practicing artist: Practitioner of taa moko (30 years) Art + Body studio and working within the political space to host waahine waananga on taa moko. Current career highlights include; finalist in the prestigious Molly Morpeth 2D awards 2022 for ‘Ahikaaroa - Keep it Lit’ and exhibiting ‘Waka - Transference’ 2023 Tauranga Art Gallery (TAG), 2024 Museum of Vancouver (MOV).

Chairperson: Te Tuhi Mareikura Charitable Trust (est. 2015) representing tangata whenua arts development on behalf of ngaa iwi o Tauranga Moana for the delivery of;

Toi Kiri 2022 - (Third world indigenous tatau/taa moko festival) Whareroa Mt Maunganui
Ngaa Tohu Toi 2022 - Iwi o Tauranga Moana excellence in Arts Awards for Matariki
Toi Ohooho 2020 … - Youth Maaori Arts Identity and Mentoring Programme
He Manawa Ora - Education and Development Programmes for tangata whenua artists. Working to ensure Council Art and Public Places Strategy upholds mana o ngāaa tangata
Te Tauranga Toi 2022 … - three year regional development strategy for tangata whenua artist portal gallery and individual artist Gemsite build with BNZ and ZEALD

Managing Director: Art + Body Creative Studio (est 2012) Maaori Arts, Taa moko and body art studio, downtown Mt Maunganui

Toi Maaori artist space providing opportunities for tangata whenua to grow solo shows
Taa moko and tattoo apprenticing space grown under the mentorship of Julie
international and tangata whenua tattoo artists presenting quality body art
support safe practices of taa uhi, tattoo, body piercing, cosmetic tattoo and barbering
Enhancing the Maaori design space and expanding opportunities for Maaori design

External Moderator: Maunga Kura Toi, Bachelor of Maaori Art (2008 to current) Te Waananga o Aotearoa Maaori Art Delivery

external moderation and professional development delivery for degree programme to ensure standard of delivery is met across sites and throughout the disciplines

MAaTAURANGA, KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH:

QER rating ‘C’ (2006 TWWOA)

Redesign of ‘Magics - Mahuika’ Playing netball uniform for 2023 ANZ series, October 2022 Presenter ‘Toi Kiri 2022 Taa moko practice and critical symposium’, 2022 Brand Design for ‘Te Tauranga Toi’ Online gallery Portal for Tauranga Moana Arts 2022 Brand Design and Trophy for ‘Ngaa Tohu Toi’ Matariki Awards 2022 Guest Speaker ‘NUKU Women book launch’ Our Place, Tauranga, January 2022

Designer of ‘Shotdarts’ Kaitiakitanga Anthem and Ooraki pouch 2021 Featured artist ‘NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous women’ November 2021 Featured artist ‘Spirit: Conversations With Creative Women’ J. Wilkinson & A. Orman 2021 Featured artist ‘Skindigenous Season 2 - Episode 7’ Nish Television, Canada 2019-2020 Design of ‘Ta Aatea’ International Tattoo Festival Merchandise, March 2020 NZ delegate ‘Tatau i Moorea’ Indigenous Tatau Festival’, Moorea, Tahiti, Sep 2018 NZ delegate ‘Traditional Tattoo & World Culture Festival’ Palma de Mallorca’, 2017

Designer of ‘Magics - Mahuika’ Playing netball uniform for 2012 ANZ series, July 2011 Author ‘Maaori Art and Design’ New Holland Press, Auckland, May 2010 Curator ‘Navigating the Now’ Whakatane Museum & Gallery, 26 June-Aug 8 2010 Launch ‘Maaori Art and Design’ Whakatane Museum & Gallery, 25 June 2010 Presenter ‘Articulating Art’, Symposium to Celebrate Matariki, 23 June 2010

Designer ‘New Zealand Olympic Fern’ Winter Olympics, Vancouver, 2009 Curator ‘Roundabout – International Exhibition of Oceanic Art’ Hong Kong, 2007-2010 Paper presented ‘New Art Paradigms’ WIPCE Conference, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 2008 Paper presented ‘Artist as Provocateur’ Toi Awhio Conference, Palmerston North, 2008

NZ delegate ‘10th South Pacific Arts Festival’, Pago Pago, American Samoa, July-Aug, 2008 Artist in residence ‘Contemporary Art of New Zealand’, San Antonio, Texas, March 2008 External Monitor, ‘Bachelor of Visual Arts’, Aotearoa University of New Zealand, January 2008 Student Supervisor ‘Masters of Indigenous Studies’, TWWOA 2006-2008 Member ‘Programme Committee Visual Arts’ Te Wananga o Aotearoa, 2007-2008 Senior Lecturer: Graduate School Indigenous Studies, Visual Arts; TWWOA, 2007-2008

Featured artist ‘Taiāwhio II’, Te Papa Press, Wellington, July 2007 Member ‘Designing Maaori Futures’ Incorporated Society, Rotorua, 2007 Student Supervisor ‘Ngaa Pae o Te Maaramatanga Internship’ 2006-2007 Member ‘Matakura: National Maaori Arts Educators’ 2006-2008 Panel presentation ‘Ngaa Pae o Te Maaramatanga 2nd International Conference’ June 2006 Co-curator ‘Tau-Marumaru’ Harris Fine Arts Center BYU, Utah USA September 2005 Member ‘Te Uhi o Mataora National Taa Moko committee’ 2004-2007

Head of Faculty ‘Degree of Arts and Visual Culture’ TWWOA, 2004-2007 Curator ‘He Taangata: Photography-Humanity’ Taketake Gallery, Whakatane, Aug-Sep 2005 Rangi and Julie Kipa ‘Kete Aronui’ Kiwa Productions, Maaori Television, August 2005

NZ Delegate ‘9th South Pacific Arts Festival’ Belau, July 2004 Artist consultation Maaori Arts panel, ‘Creative NZ Arts Board’, strategic planning, May 2004 Assessor ‘Toi Iho (Maaori Made)’ Creative NZ, August 2004

Keynote speaker ‘Toi Iho Quality Brand’ Lianza Library Conference, Auckland Sept 2004 Curator ‘Waka’, AM Gallery, New Plymouth May 2004 Presentation of Maaori component of WOMAD festival, Taranaki, 2002-2010

Featured artist ‘Julie Kipa - A Vision for Maaori Art’ Toi Maaori Maori Made campaign, 2002 Curator ‘Te Kiikini Trust’ Hei Tiki Gallery, Rotorua, 2002 Trustee ‘Te Kiikini Trust Arts Technologies’, Taranaki 2001-2003 Writer ‘A History on Skin – The Art of Taa Moko’ Toi Maori Aotearoa, March, 2002 Monthly Lecturer Degree of Visual Arts, Western Institute of Technology, Taranaki 2002-2003

Recipient ‘Toi Iho - Maaori Made Mark’ Taa Moko, Graphics, Painting, Digital, Te Waka Toi 2001 Manager Te Kiikini Trust Arts Technologies, Taranaki 2001-2005 Member Taranaki Maaori Tourism, Taranaki 2001-2003 Paper Presentation ‘Purangiaho – Maaori Art Futures’ Auckland New Art Gallery, 2001 Curator ‘Taa Moko is NOT Tattoo’ interactive CD Rom Artpix 3 Houston, USA, 2001

Programme Coordinator Bachelor of Design, Massey University, Palmerston North, 2000-01 Lecturer Bachelor of Design Massey University, Wellington 1996-1999 Curator ‘Ngaa Korero Aoteatea – Fifty Maaori Artists, Dowse Art Museum, Wellington 1999 NZ Delegate ‘7th South Pacific Arts Festival’ Western Samoa, August 1996

Concept Development and Design, Brats Fashion, Palmerston North 1994-1995 Arts columnist ‘Tuu Mai Magazine’, Hamilton, 1999-2002 Teacher in Charge of Art, Careers and History, Ngata College, Ruatoria, 1991-1993 Teacher of Physical Education, Stratford College, 1989-1990. Manager of Visual Merchandising, DIC Department Store, 1984-1987