OUR TEAM

  • Olivia Laita

    Dr Olivia Laita

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Olivia is a self-taught arts manager with over a decade of experience in creative business, project & artist management. She is passionate about finding ways to use logic creatively & holistically and with a respect to people and process. Olivia enjoys balancing her work life with a lot of CrossFit and a bit of gardening.

  • Elisabeth Pointon

    GALLERY MANAGER

    Elisabeth is an artist of Indo-Fijian and Pākehā descent. Language, visibility, accessibility, and representation lie at the core of her text based research and practice. Elisabeth is currently thinking about taking up hobbies.

  • Claudine Mailei

    PROGRAMME MANAGER

    Claudine is a versatile creative with a background in Visual Effects, Education, and Community arts. Her passion lies in witnessing Pasifika youth flourish in the arts, and she hopes to nurture a new generation of emerging Tagata Moana artists. Her current obsession: Pokémon Go.

  • Melissa Gilbert

    ARTS OFFICE ASSISTANT

    Melissa (Mel) is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller. Their practice centres around reconnecting to their Fijian (Daku Village, Tailevu), Tongan (Leimatu’a, Vava’u), and Samoan (Upolo, Moata’a, Apia) roots through creating work around pre-colonial mythology and lived experiences.

  • Louie Bretaña

    GALLERY ASSISTANT