Inia Taylor

Inia Taylor (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Koroki) is a highly regarded tā moko artist, working as Moko Ink Studio. He is also a sculptor, painter, and Art Director in film.

In 2004, working with carvers Shane McAllister and Arapeta Tauri, Taylor completed 'Potatau,' a waharoa for the Grey Lynn Community Centre.

His father is artist and art educator Kerk Taylor.

Inia Taylor, ‘On the Backs of Others’ (1996), Grey Lynn Park, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021