Kerekere Studios owner and artist Savannah Kerekere has put together an exhibition of work from Dunedin artists.
The exhibition, which runs until Sunday afternoon, displays artwork of various mediums from four generations of Savannah’s whānau, including her daughter.
She gathered "emerging, returning and hobby artists" she met through the Wingatui market in Mosgiel and the Dunedin Art Collective in Green Island, for her exhibition.
She was inspired to put together her first-ever exhibition due to the "lack of art markets in Dunedin".
"It’s really lovely when we go to the Wingatui markets, but a lot of people aren’t going there specifically to buy art.
"When you put it all on one place together, you’re going to attract people that can appreciate the work that’s gone in and want to buy some for home."
She was heavily influenced by her aunty Elizabeth Kerekere — the former Green Party MP — and her aunty’s Gisborne studio was her "favourite place to go" when she was younger.
"A lot of Aunty’s signature designs naturally turn up in my drawings."
Included in the exhibition was a kapa haka dress made by Savannah’s grandmother.
"It was a bit of a surprise for my nan, she didn’t realise I would bring along an artwork of hers.
"She wouldn’t even say it was art, it was sitting in a plastic bag, she’d just say ‘oh, I made that’."
Savannah explained that being able to showcase four generations of artwork from her whānau had been "really, really special".
Savannah’s daughter Aria Kerekere had necklaces she had made from paua and crystals in the exhibition.
Aria explained she would often support her mother at markets, and she wanted something she could create herself.
"I love crystals, I love accessories, so I joined them together and followed mum and have stuck with her since."
