Ming Ranginui

Ming Ranginui holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree from Massey University, Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She continued her studies at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, specialising in raranga (weaving). Ranginui is best known for sculptural works incorporating whatu or tāniko (Māori weaving techniques) and satin smocking. She bends customary fibres and contemporary fabrics to her will, using her distinctive visual and material sensibility to reimagine everyday entities. Her works focus on the themes of tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty), spirituality, and survival. The pūrākau (stories) they express speak to her personal experiences but also reach out to the collective experiences of Indigenous people grappling with the generational impacts of colonisation.