Lusia Fonua

Tongan artist features traditional Ngatu at Auckland exhibition

Fonua’s passion for art and painting has seen doors of opportunity open up for her.

The latest was an exhibition at the Papakura Art Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand that which featured traditional Tongan Ngatu.

Fonua with teamed up with Tanya Edwards to showcase art pieces that are incorporated with traditional printing techniques that are not used anymore.

Ngatu is the Tongan name given to tapa cloth or decorated bark cloth.