Julie Paama-Pengelly

Mount MaunganuiNew ZealandAotearoa

Tā moko artist (Ngāi Te Rangi). Te Ao Māori News (2023) reports she owns Art & Body Creative Tāmoko studio in Mount Maunganui and has been creating moko for 32 years. The NZ Herald (2024) describes her as one of the few wāhine at the forefront of the tā moko revival.

Style

Tā moko, painting

Role

Tā moko artist; owner, Art + Body Creative Studio

Verified on 11/5/2026 — editorial

Sources

• Te Ao Māori News — Tāmoko artist searching for subjects (2023) ↗
• NZ Herald — The spiritual journey of tā moko (2024) ↗
• UNO Magazine — The art of ink (2023) ↗