Matthew McIntyre-Wilson


Matthew McIntyre-Wilson is a jeweller, weaver of accessories inspired by traditional Māori artefacts. He is a Ngā Mahanga and Titahi descent.

Biography

In 1992, McIntyre-Wilson gained a certificate in Craft and Design from Whitireia Polytechnic, 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 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 "marker unknown", and document those items specifically.

Work

The work of Matthew McIntyre-Wilson borrows from the techniques and styles of traditional Māori 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 tātuas, arm bands, hinakis and brooches. His master weaver and mentor is Rangi Kiu.

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