Numangatini Mackenzie is a mark maker and a visual storyteller. His practice centres on the exploration of urban space and the processes of building connections to his moana and people. His research engages with literature on Oceanic art, museum collections as well as collaborations with living practitioners of art forms ranging from tatau, graffiti, printmaking and making of traditional implements and voyaging/navigation.
Numa was born in Canada but bloodlines flow from the Cook Islands and England and he now resides in Aotearoa(nz)