ABOUT UNITY COLLECTION
Unity Gallery is an Authentic Māori Contemporary Gallery.
Tania Rupapera, (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāruahine) curates a beautiful collection of high quality, design, fashion and art from leading Māori creatives.
She also mindfully curates her team with different strengths to lead with purpose and passion to inspire and uplift. Sharing these core values; connectivity, manaakiatanga, whanaungatanga and aroha with our whanau and community.
Unity Gallery is a small gallery with a big purpose, inspiring connectivity through culture and creativity.
MEET OUR TEAM
Tania Rupapera is the founder and curator of Unity Collection (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāruahine).
Tania has experience as a buyer and retailer with a reputation for discovering new brands. Today, she is focused on curating high quality, Māori designer brands that align with Unity's vision and values. Embracing her culture, supporting start-ups and established brands, she weaves her passions to bring this beautiful kaupapa to life. Authentic Māori storytelling to share their journey through design, fashion and art.
Tania is also an NLP Master Practitioner, Transformational Leadership Coach as well as the creator and facilitator of Mana Mindset Well-being Wānanga at Mana Coaching.
Cherie Williams, Unity Kaimahi (Ngāti Wai)
Cherie is Pakiri based, whanau centred, Junction Magazine voted employee of the year award by Matakana Coast Community and she has everyone in the village saying "kia ora" She is renown for her manaakitanga, kindness and generosity of wairua. Cherie is a Taonga at Unity and in our Matakana Coast community.
Ngaia Cruden Unity Kaitiaki (Ngāruahine, Taranaki)
Ngaia has his own collection of Taonga, TOROA at Unity as well as holding space for Tania when she is travelling. He is the Kaitiaki of Unity, always protecting the Walrua and Mana of the Unity Kaupapa. Tania considers him her PA as she knows she can trust and depend on his support in all practices of the business operation.