Bethany Edmunds
Born1978 (age 45–46)
NationalityNew Zealand
Other namesMiss b.Me
Occupation(s)weaver, textile artist, museum professional and hip hop lyricist
Known forweaving and artworks

Bethany Matai Edmunds (born 1978) is a New Zealand Māori weaver, textile artist, museum professional and hip hop lyricist. She is affiliated with Ngāti Kurī iwi.[1] Her works are held in the collection of the Auckland City Gallery.

Biography

Edmunds was born in 1978.[2] She has a Bachelor of Applied Arts: Māori Design and Technology and while studying received tutoring from the renowned cloak weaver Nikki Lawrence.[3] Edmunds went on to study at New York University where she gained a Master of Arts degree.[2][4] She investigated the conservation, storage and display of Māori cloaks across four museums in the United States of America.[2] While in America she was chosen to work as an intern at the National Museum of the American Indian.[5] She has worked for the Auckland War Memorial Museum as a youth outreach programmer and has also been involved in the museum's Te Awe project.[6][7] Edmunds also works to ensure the survival of korowai (cloak) weaving.[4]

Art

Edmunds is a multidisciplinary artist, with weaving being an integral part of her practice.[2] She uses the knowledge she has obtained from both her Māori and Pākehā heritage to interpret her traditional knowledge into contemporary artworks.[8] Artworks created by Edmunds are held in the collection of the Auckland City Gallery.[2] She has exhibited her art around New Zealand and internationally.[3][9] She is a member of The Pacific Sisters, an art collective of Māori and Pacific women.[10]

Edmunds is also a hip hip lyricist.[11] She uses the name Miss b.Me and is a member of the band Kinaki.[11]

Awards and honours

  • 2009 Recipient of the Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust National Award[5]

Exhibitions

  • pART mAOri, Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge, UK 2006.[8]
  • Ngā Pai ō Hina, Auckland Central City Library, Auckland 2018.[3]
  • Te Kōpū, Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, Auckland 2018.[9]
  • Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland 2020.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Te Kōpū exhibition honours women through history". OurAuckland. 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bethany Matai Edmunds". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Voyage the stars with Auckland Libraries this Matariki". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Anyan, Stacey (December 2008). "Dream weaver". North and South. 273: 26–27.
  5. 1 2 "Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust National Award". women.govt.nz. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Andrea (18 July 2014). "Matariki puts spotlight on environmental causes". aucklandmuseum.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Rice, Lorraine (July 2018). "Nga Taonga O Te Whare Pora". www.nzsgmig.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 Durand, Carine Ayélé (December 2010). "Indexing (in) Authenticity: Art and artefact in ethnography museums". AlterNative. 6 (3): 248–260. doi:10.1177/117718011000600305. ISSN 1177-1801. S2CID 142589284.
  9. 1 2 Gush, Nadia (2018). "Editorial" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Public History. 28: 1.
  10. ↑ Gordon-Smith, Ioana (18 April 2018). "From the Margins to the Mainstream: Pacific Sisters at Te Papa". The Pantograph Punch.
  11. 1 2 "Interview with Bethany Edmunds 'Miss b.Me'". Broken Boxes Podcast. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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