Maryann is an artist and a weaver. Her work begins with Mana Couture™ jewellery and adornment; a means to explore ceremony, place and identity.

Maryann’s projects reference dynamic and sacred Pacific Island cultures and ideologies. Her collaborations reveal bold and profound possibilities.

Based on love, faith and mana, Maryann Talia Pau is an artist and maker at heart.

Breastplate: Mo Lo’u Tama. Acquired by NGV. Currently showing at Art of the Pacific. NGV International.

Photograph: Steven Rhall. July 2009.

© Maryann Talia Pau 2012