{{Short description|New Zealand jeweler (born 1973)}} '''Matthew McIntyre-Wilson''' (born 1973 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a jeweller, weaver of accessories inspired by traditional Māori artefacts. He is a Ngā Mahanga and Titahi descent.<ref name= 'Spirit Wrestler'>{{cite web|title=Matthew McIntyre-Wilson|url=http://www.spiritwrestler.com/catalog/index.php?artists_id=740|website=Spirit Wrestler Gallery|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>
== Biography == In 1992, McIntyre-Wilson gained a certificate in Craft and Design from Whitireia Polytechnic, and a diploma in Visual Arts majoring in Jewellery from Hawke's Bay Polytechnic in 1996.<ref name= 'Spirit Wrestler'/>
In 2008, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa purchased the woven silver and copper tātua ("bum belts") that McIntyre-Wilson made after visiting their taonga Māori collection stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tales from Te Papa Episode 45|url=http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/2204|website=Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> McIntyre-Wilson also investigates the museum's archives in search of items labelled as "maker unknown", and document those items specifically.<ref name="Stuff 73050887">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/visual-art/73050887/matthew-mcintyre-wilson--weaving-the-past-and-present-together|title=Matthew McIntyre Wilson - weaving the past and present together|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=16 October 2016|author=Warren Feeney|accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref>
== Work == The work of Matthew McIntyre-Wilson borrows from the techniques and styles of traditional Māori artefacts to create woven geometric patterns with copper, silver, gold, or stripped electrical wires. He combines his interest for raranga whakairo with his formal training in jewelry to make tātua ("bum belts"), arm bands, hinaki (eel pots) and brooches. His master weaver and mentor is Rangi Kiu (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa).<ref name="Stuff 73050887"/>
== Exhibitions == * 2008: ''Seven Stars'' at City Gallery Wellington<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/matthew-mcintyre-wilson-seven-stars|title=Matthew McIntyre Wilson: Seven Stars|website=Citygallery.org.nz|accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref> * 2009: ''New Threads: Contemporary Male Weaving'' at Objectspace Auckland * 2012: ''Nga Mahana: The Twins'' at Fingers (gallery) * 2014-2015: ''Matthew McIntyre Wilson & Maker Unknown'' at Pataka Art + Museum, the Māori Art Market, and the Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthew McIntyre-Wilson and Maker Unknown|url=http://www.pataka.org.nz/2014/03/matthew-mcintyre-wilson-maker-unknown/|website=Pataka Museum + Art|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/matthew-mcintyre-wilson%E2%80%95seven-stars|title = Seven Stars|date = 2008|accessdate = 10 December 2014|website = City Gallery Wellington|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.objectspace.org.nz/Exhibitions/Detail/New+Threads:+Contemporary+Male+Weaving|title = New Threads: Contemporary Male Weaving|date = 2009|accessdate = 10 December 2014|website = Objectspace|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.artjewelryforum.org/ajf-blog/matthew-mcintyre-wilson-nga-mahanga-twins|title = Matthew McIntyre-Wilson: Nga Mahana: The Twins|date = 25 July 2012|accessdate = 10 December 2014|website = Art Jewelry Forum|publisher = |last = Cummins|first = Susan}}</ref>
==References== <references />
== External links == * [http://www.fingers.co.nz/exhibitors/matthew_mcintyre-wilson.htm Exhibited work since 2012]
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