savāge k’lub makers

  • Rosanna Raymond

    Sistar S’pacific (also known as Rosanna Raymond) is a leading figure in contemporary Pacific art and culture. Her multifaceted practice spans performance, writing, curation, institutional critique, pedagogy, and body adornment. She is a founding member of the SaVĀge K’lub and long-standing member of the Pacific Sisters art collective

  • Salvador Brown

    Salvador Brown born in Aotearoa, New Zealand with bloodlines that connect him to the islands of Samoa and the Gaelic and Norsemen tribes. Growing up as a child of the Pacific Sisters he was immersed from an early age in many aspects of Pacific Culture in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

  • Jaimie Waititi

    Jaimie Waititi (ia, he, she, they) (Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Porou, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, with French Canadian, American, Norwegian ancestors). Jaimie is a multi-disciplinary artist, art producer and curator with affiliations to FAFSWAG, Aotearoa SaVĀge K’lub and Te Kapua Studios.

  • Aka Whiro

    Behind the new design studio Aka Whiro is the carver and weaver duo living and working in the rural harbour side area of South Hokianga, SH12. Introducing experienced artists, carver Kade Cowper is Ngati Kahungunu with excellency based in whakairo rakau & whare building alongside weaver Ruth Woodbury of Te Hikutu and Ngati Korokoro hapu in South Hokianga, a celebrator of Maori weaving techniques.

  • Suzanne Tamaki

    Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapoto, Tuhoe) is an artist and social provocateur who uses fashion and photography to create visual narratives that respond to cultural-politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her works often investigate the nature of indigenous feminisms in the South Pacific, challenging the colonial gaze and Western ideas of nationhood within a bi-cultural nation.

  • Francesca Contaldo

    Francesca was born in Puglia, southern Italy, with her roots extending through the Mediterranean waters. After moving to Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2020, she was introduced to Moana Nui art and tattooing, sparking her fascination with the symbolism and rituals of body markings.