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Mike Tavioni
Mike Tavioni
	Mike Tavioni in 2022
Born	1947 (age 76–77); Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Alma mater	Tereora College; Northland College; Massey University; Auckland University of Technology
Occupations	Artist; writer;

Mitaera Ngatae Teatuakaro Michael Tavioni BEM (born 1947)^[1] is a Cook Islands artist and writer. A master carver, he has been described as a taonga (treasure).^[2] His role in the pacific art community is recognised from New Zealand to Hawaii.^[3]

Tavioni was born on Rarotonga. He was educated at Tereora College, then at Northland College, Kaikohe and Massey University in New Zealand, graduating with a degree in Agriculture & Horticulture.^[4] After working as a public servant in the Agriculture Department, he became a full-time artist.^[4] In 2019 he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Auckland University of Technology.^[5]^[6]

He has worked in a wide variety of mediums, including printing, painting, wood, stone, and bone, as well as traditional tattooing.^[4] In 1975 he began printing t-shirts using wooden blocks.^[7] He experimented with other mediums, but initially found it difficult to obtain tools and materials.^[7] In 1996 he oversaw the creation of the Punanga Nui market.^[8] In 2002 he published a poetry collection, Speak Your Truth.^[9] His work is displayed at the Punanga Nui in Avarua and the University of the South Pacific campus.^[10] In 2016 he was commissioned, alongside New Zealand-based artist Michel Tuffery, to create a carved wooden gateway for the RSA memorial cemetery to commemorate the centenary of Cook Islands participation in the First World War.^[11]

Tavioni unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the Unity party in the 1978 Cook Islands general election.^[12] He later stood as a candidate for the Te Kura O Te ʻAu People's Movement in Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston in the 2010 election.^[13]

Tavioni now runs a gallery and art school in Rarotonga,^[14] where he teaches traditional vaka-making.^[15] In 2021 he was the subject of a short documentary film, Taonga: An Artists Activist.^[16]

In the 2022 Birthday Honours he was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the arts and to the community.^[17]^[1]

Images

Punanga Nui sculpture, 1998
Cook Islands RSA Memorial Gateway, 2017
Wood carving for NZ High Commission, 2019

References

^ ^a ^b "Four recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List". Cook Islands News. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ Anne Gibson (10 February 2017). "Pacific artist Michael Tuffery creating a memorial to Rarotonga's 'Forgotten 43'". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ ""Native of 2020″ Art Show in Cook Islands". Island Time. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cultural Heritage: Mike Tavioni". Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Master artist carves letters after his name". Cook Islands News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Tavioni, Michael (2018). Tāura ki te Atua - The role of 'akairo in Cook Islands Art (Master of Arts in Māori Development thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/11594.
^ ^a ^b Angela McCarthy (1 January 1991). "Carving a path for art". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 61, no. 1. pp. 49–50. Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Tavioni's Punanga Nui proposal rejected". Cook Islands News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Eleven artists show work in themed event". Cook Islands News. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Two 'unveilings' make artist's day extra-special". Cook Islands News. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "First step in creation of carved memorial". Cook Islands News. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Michael T. Tavoni (1979). "The Unity Movement". In Davis, Thomas R. A. H.; Crocombe, R. G. (eds.). Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story. Auckland: Polynesian Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-908597-002.
^ "Mike Tavioni surprise candidate". Cook Islands News. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Big plans for newly-opened gallery". Cook Islands News. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Vaka headed for California". Cook Islands News. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Taonga: An Artists Activist". Cook Islands News. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "No. 63715". The London Gazette. 2 June 2022. p. B42.

[CINBEM-1] "Four recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List". Cook Islands News. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[2] Anne Gibson (10 February 2017). "Pacific artist Michael Tuffery creating a memorial to Rarotonga's 'Forgotten 43'". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[3] ""Native of 2020″ Art Show in Cook Islands". Island Time. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[citc1-4] "Cultural Heritage: Mike Tavioni". Cook Islands Tourism Corporation. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[5] "Master artist carves letters after his name". Cook Islands News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[6] Tavioni, Michael (2018). Tāura ki te Atua - The role of 'akairo in Cook Islands Art (Master of Arts in Māori Development thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/11594.

[pim1-7] Angela McCarthy (1 January 1991). "Carving a path for art". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 61, no. 1. pp. 49–50. Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "Tavioni's Punanga Nui proposal rejected". Cook Islands News. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[9] "Eleven artists show work in themed event". Cook Islands News. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[10] "Two 'unveilings' make artist's day extra-special". Cook Islands News. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[11] "First step in creation of carved memorial". Cook Islands News. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[12] Michael T. Tavoni (1979). "The Unity Movement". In Davis, Thomas R. A. H.; Crocombe, R. G. (eds.). Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story. Auckland: Polynesian Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-908597-002.

[13] "Mike Tavioni surprise candidate". Cook Islands News. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[14] "Big plans for newly-opened gallery". Cook Islands News. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[15] "Vaka headed for California". Cook Islands News. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[16] "Taonga: An Artists Activist". Cook Islands News. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[17] "No. 63715". The London Gazette. 2 June 2022. p. B42.

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