Join PUPURITIA exhibiting artist Cora-Allan in conversation with Juanita McLauchlan, McCahon House’s Bundadon Exchange recipient.

In this kōrero, both artists will delve into how they incorporate textiles and materials into their practice. Cora-Allan's work focuses on the practice of hiapo (Niuean barkcloth), while Juanita’s practice involves using ethically-sourced possum furs from Aotearoa New Zealand. In Juanita’s words, this material “allows her to reconnect with stories and people who have been lost or hidden in history".

This programme has been developed in collaboration between Objectspace and McCahon House.

Get your $10 ticket to attend this morning talk with a coffee & croissant in hand.  

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Juanita McLauchlan (Gamilaaray) is an artist based in Wagga Wagga, Wiradjuri country, New South Wales, Australia. Through her work, Juanita explores ideas of identity, displacement and cultural histories. Her practice spans across the mediums of drawing, print making, sculpture, textiles and jewellery and has been shown across Australia in both solo and group shows. In November, she recently won the National Contemporary Jewellery Award. While in residence at Parehuia, Juanita will continue the development of her most ambitious body of work to date, which will include the making of large-scale cloaks, native contact prints and a sound installation.

Cora-Allan is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and hiapo (Niuean tapa cloth) practitioner of Niuean and Māori descent (Ngāpuhi, Tainui). She was born and raised in Aotearoa and has played a significant role in the revival of hiapo, a traditional Niuean barkcloth art form that had nearly disappeared by the early 20th century. Cora-Allan was a McCahon House Parehuia artist-in-residence in 2021.

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Coffee & Croissants is a conversation series supported by our friends at Allpress Espresso and Daily Bread.