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Pēpeha
Pēpeha
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua tōku waka.
Ko Hokianga tōku moana.
Ko Whakatere Manawa Kāiaia tōku maunga.
Ko Taheke me Waima ōku awa.
Ko Tuhirangi me Tāhekeroa ōku marae.
Ko Te Māhurehure me Ngāti Pakau ōku hapū.
Ko Ngāpuhi nui tonu tōku iwi.
Ko Jenny rāua ko Barry Pehi ōku mātua.
Ko Hannah Irakau Pehi tōku ingoa.
Bio
Bio
Hannah Irakau Pehi is a multidisciplinary artist, kairaranga, sculptor, illustrator, storyteller, and creative systems designer based in Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne.
Her practice spans muka and harakeke weaving, large-scale sculptural fabrication, relational storytelling, and kaupapa Māori creative research. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (Raranga) in 2024. She is currently completing her MA Applied Indigenous Knowledge, exploring maramataka-aligned creative systems and taonga tuku iho methodologies.
Her exegesis is titled: Ngā Piringa o te Ao: Weaving relational sovereignty through fibre and form.
Her fibre piece is a continuation of an 1860s ensemble which comprises of a corset, bolero, crinoline and panekoti.
Bolero and corset completed in 2024
Photo credit: clairehousephotography
Highlights
Highlights
Shortlisted for Molly Morpeth Canaday Award (2025) - muka corset
Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2026 entry: full size Mollymawk sculpture
Kairaranga - weaving at the Whakatāne Sunday Markets to engage and encourage community
Bachelor of Māori Art (Raranga) - Maunga Kura Toi (2024)
Last year of He Waka Hiringa - Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge (2026)
Permaculture tutor
Founder of Riff Raff Road Studio
Disciplines
Disciplines
Weaving (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa levels 4-7)
Sculpture (mixed natural and industrial materials)
Illustration and painting
Digital taonga creation
Kaupapa Māori systems design
Permaculture
Woodwork
Creating the template to create corset
💌 EMAIL riffraffroadstudio@gmail.com 📷 INSTA @riffraffroadstudio 📷 INSTA @hannahirakaupehi 🤪 FB hannahirakaupehiartist
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