Ngāti Te Au, Ngāti Manomano and Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
Pip Devonshire is a renown Māori weaver, curator and tutor from Ōtaki. Descending from a line of weavers, Pip often credits her grandmother for inspiring her style and techniques and started weaving in the mid-80s, initally learning kete whiri at Paranui marae in Foxton. Pip’s work displays a natural attitude to innovation, transforming kete whiri from functional items to sculptural forms.
Later on in the 90s, Pip was encouraged to attend Te Wānanga o Raukawa where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Art Design where she taught at for two decades, with raranga and whatu being her focus.
Pip has been apart of several exhibitions formative for weaving such as the Eternal Thread exhibition (2005) hosted by the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in the United States, where as part of the exhitibiton, Pip and fellow tutor Elaine Bevan gave weaving demonstrations and were part of panel discussions and lectures.
Other exhibitons Pip has been a part of more recently include, Te Ringa Māhorahora at the Toi Matarau Gallery in Ōtaki for the Māoriland Film Hub (2021) where Pip and Sonia Snowden were appointend as the first Ngā Aho Whenua Weavers in residence, Te Ohonga The Awakening at Wellington Museum (2024), and Whiriwhiria: Tukua ki te Ao at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae (October 2023 – January 2024).
She has been involved with the Te Taitoa Māori o Te Awahou Trust and as a co-curator of Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre, Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, Foxton. Pip is also a valued longstanding member of the Toi Māori community, including a part of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu ō Aotearoa (National Committee of New Zealand Māori Weavers).
featured ArtWork
Kete
by Pip Devonshire
Ngāti Te Au, Ngāti Manomano and Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
Pip Devonshire is a renown Māori weaver, curator and tutor from Ōtaki. Descending from a line of weavers, Pip often credits her grandmother for inspiring her style and techniques and started weaving in the mid-80s, initally learning kete whiri at Paranui marae in Foxton. Pip’s work displays a natural attitude to innovation, transforming kete whiri from functional items to sculptural forms.
Later on in the 90s, Pip was encouraged to attend Te Wānanga o Raukawa where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Art Design where she taught at for two decades, with raranga and whatu being her focus.
Pip has been apart of several exhibitions formative for weaving such as the Eternal Thread exhibition (2005) hosted by the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in the United States, where as part of the exhitibiton, Pip and fellow tutor Elaine Bevan gave weaving demonstrations and were part of panel discussions and lectures.
Other exhibitons Pip has been a part of more recently include, Te Ringa Māhorahora at the Toi Matarau Gallery in Ōtaki for the Māoriland Film Hub (2021) where Pip and Sonia Snowden were appointend as the first Ngā Aho Whenua Weavers in residence, Te Ohonga The Awakening at Wellington Museum (2024), and Whiriwhiria: Tukua ki te Ao at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae (October 2023 – January 2024).
She has been involved with the Te Taitoa Māori o Te Awahou Trust and as a co-curator of Piriharakeke Generation Inspiration Centre, Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, Foxton. Pip is also a valued longstanding member of the Toi Māori community, including a part of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu ō Aotearoa (National Committee of New Zealand Māori Weavers).
featured ArtWork
Kete
by Pip Devonshire