Jessica Thompson Carr

Toi Ataata... Art
Written By Jessica Thompson Carr
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Jessica Thompson Carr is an artist born and bred in Ōtepoti, New Zealand. She achieved her degree in English and Art History in 2017, and is half way through her Masters Coursework, but postponed this to accept an internship with Toi Māori in Ōtautahi at the Court Theatre.

Jessica is Ngāpuhi and Ngati Ruanui, and explores and represents her Māori heritage through poetry, fiction, drawing, photography, and painting.

She defines herself as a Māori Mermaid, a magical being of two worlds.

Contact Māori Mermaid via her instagram @maori_mermaid or through her Felt account.

https://felt.co.nz/shop/maorimermaid

https://www.maorimermaid.com

Insta: @maori_mermaid

Jessica Thompson Carr

Jessica is Ngāpuhi and Ngati Ruanui, and explores and represents her Māori heritage through poetry, fiction, drawing, photography, and painting. She defines herself as a Māori Mermaid, a magical being of two worlds. Jessica is Awa Wahine’s new social media assistant, and is working as a full time artist in Ōtepoti. She achieved her degree in English and Art History in 2017, and completed her Masters Coursework, whilst working on her internship with Toi Māori in Ōtautahi at the Court Theatre in 2019. Jessica is learning te reo and enjoys incorporating as much of her whakapapa and identity into her work as possible.

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