KAITIAKI STUDIOS
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We are passionate about working on projects with purpose, using our creativity to explore and express narratives from the world around us.
Kaitiaki Studios prides itself on its ability to include Māori design, with reference to local narratives or values of each individual or organisation. As a bicultural studio, we connect our communities with stories and tikanga from te Ao Māori in a way that is inclusive and collaborative.
We find true joy in visual expression and storytelling, and in seeing the impact our work has on the people who interact with it.
Our communities are full of talent and passion, and we’re honoured to have had the opportunity to collaborate with some amazing artists and organisations. View our previous work to learn more about our past collaborations, and how our expertise can support your project team.
The work featured on this website is just the beginning of our creative capacity. We are constantly seeking to evolve and embrace new creative challenges, and we welcome every opportunity to up-skill, collaborate, or mentor.
From large-scale commissions and commercial work, to intimate personal projects, we bring creativity, purpose, and empowerment to everything we do.
MORGAN MATHEWS-HALE
As an artist, Morgan has experience in many different creative sectors and meeting the demands for Aotearoa inspired artwork and designs at an international level.
Morgan is extremely ambitious and continues to find and explore new ways of creative expression. Her earliest art form was pencil sketches, which developed into exploring painting in various mediums while studying at Toihoukura. She was then trained in tattoo application by a collective of skilled artists at Expression Tattoo and Gallery from 2013-2016 and externally mentored by local tohunga who have helped integrate Māori narrative and traditional forms into her work.
With consistent work through Ariki Creative, she developed her skills in graphic design and using technology as yet another platform for creativity. This is the development of company branding, logos, replicating patterns, and basic layout for brochure/web, but has developed into a passion for spatial design and integrated and public artworks.
True to its name, Kaitiaki Studios has been a pillar of healing and personal growth for Morgan as she has grown into her identity as one of Ōtautahi's leading Māori wāhine artists.
Painting Kia Manawaroa a.k.a ‘TANK’ for the Pop-up Penguins, Wild-n-Art Trail 2020
