Matthew McIntyre-Wilson (born 1973 in

Hastings, New Zealand Hastings (; mi, Heretaunga) is an inland city of New Zealand and is one of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island. The population of Hastings (including Flaxmere) is (as of with a further people in H ...

) is a jeweller, weaver of accessories inspired by traditional

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

artefacts. He is a Ngā Mahanga and Titahi descent.

Biography

In 1992, McIntyre-Wilson gained a certificate in Craft and Design from

Whitireia Polytechnic Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Parumoana Community College (Māori: Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia), is a government-owned and funded tertiary education institute in New Zealand. It was established ...

, and a diploma in Visual Arts majoring in Jewellery from Hawke's Bay Polytechnic in 1996. In 2008, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa purchased the woven silver and copper

tātua The tātua is a traditional Māori belt which main purpose is to carry objects or arms. Several forms of tātuas serve different functions. Etymology "Tātua" is a Māori-language word meaning "belt". Traditional use Māori warriors were ...

("bum belts") that McIntyre-Wilson made after visiting their taonga Māori collection stores. McIntyre-Wilson also investigates the museum's archives in search of items labelled as "maker unknown", and document those items specifically.

Work

The work of Matthew McIntyre-Wilson borrows from the techniques and styles of traditional

artefacts to create woven geometric patterns with copper, silver, gold, or stripped electrical wires. He combines his interest for raranga whakairo with his formal training in jewelry to make

("bum belts"), arm bands, hinaki (eel pots) and brooches. His master weaver and mentor is Rangi Kiu (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa).

Exhibitions

* 2008: ''Seven Stars'' at

City Gallery Wellington City Gallery Te Whare Toi is a public art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand. History City Gallery Te Whare Toi began its life as the Wellington City Art Gallery on 23 September 1980 in a former office block located at 65 Victoria Street, now ...

* 2009: ''New Threads: Contemporary Male Weaving'' at

Objectspace Objectspace is a public art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It opened in 2004 and is dedicated to the fields of craft, applied arts and design. Organisation Objectspace's founding chair was jeweller Warwick Freeman. The gallery's founding dire ...

Auckland * 2012: ''Nga Mahana: The Twins'' at Fingers (gallery) * 2014-2015: ''Matthew McIntyre Wilson & Maker Unknown'' at

Pataka Art + Museum Pātaka Art + Museum is a municipal museum and art gallery of Porirua City, New Zealand. Te Marae o Te Umu Kai o Hau is the name of the building where Pātaka Museum + Art is located and opened in 1998. It also houses the Porirua City Library, Caf ...

, the

Māori Art Market Māori Art Market is biennial Toi Māori event features art exhibitions, art sales, live art demonstrations, such as wood carving and tattooing, as well as presentations and master classes. It features traditional and contemporary Māori art by Mā ...

, and the Spirit Wrestler Gallery in

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, British Columbia.

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Exhibited work since 2012
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