We're selling our DJI - RONIN 4D - 6K Cinema Camera yall. DM us if you'r in Auckland NZ and interested. SPECS: youtu.be/JMp176zy_fU?...

Thousands of "I just discovered your account on Instagram" emails over the years. We had to set up a specific spam filter for these fake partnership deals. We always laugh at the ones who will talk about our account and have no idea what we do LMFAO. Stay woke, cause scammers never sleep yall.

"Wake Up, it's a Climate Emergency / Boycott Fossil Fuels" Stickers spotted outside the NZ Parliament in Wellington

YOU LOVE MY FRESH was a joint venture between Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts and Fresh Gallery Ōtara. Vacemaca Tavola, Pacific Arts Co-ordinator for Manukau City Council and Manager of Fresh Gallery Ōtara, curated the project with a view to form an ongoing relationship between the public galleries.

Performed with my sister for my first solo exhibition at Te Tuhi centre of arts in Pākuranga in 2009. Curated by Vacemaca Tavola. Shot by Dominic Fryer and installed by James Pinker.

"The show begins, with most of the performers among us. It’s a genuinely and subtly masterful gesture. What follows is a tremendous mixture of dance, theatre and music." Sam Brooks | Pantograph Punch www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/review...

FAFSWAG 2017 | Company in Residence | Basement Theatre | FEMSLICK "FEMSLICK is one of those rare works where we are well and truly welcomed into the house of the makers... it is its own beast, its own tale and its own rendering of that tale." Sam Brooks | Pantograph Punch 📸 | Māhia Tekore | FANG

The collective is often referenced mostly as a Pacific collective, but people forget that also includes Māori. Here's some work from our Takatāpui artists Māhia Tekore and Jaimie Waititi. Eye's of Khaos by Māhia Tekore 2025. These decals on the outside of ArtsHOUSE in Melbourne Australia.

In 2025, Pati Tyrell presented a work-inprogress sharing: SAUNIGA at AsiaTOPA (Triennial of Performing Arts) in Melbourne Australia The opening of SAUNIGA re-told the legendary Samoan Fāgogo (fable) of Leutogitūpa’itea, a princess unjustly sentenced to burn to death saved by a flock of Pe'a (bats).

The Whanau Wall will be expanding in 2026 to 60 portraits from the collective for a show in Montreal Canada. This is our installation from Kassel, Germany 2022, Trinity Square in Toronto in 2023, and the Substation in Melbourne Australia in 2024. Enjoying the evolution as it travels.

This is our small studio space we've been in for almost two years now. Looking forward to shooting over the summer. Some booking info is coming soon for anyone looking to get their headshots done.

Fale Sā / Sacred House - REVIEW "The artists interrogate how those who have been displaced may trace the notion of home through ancestral knowledge and practices, and how queer Indigenous futures may harness the feeling of it." corridor8.co.uk/art.../fafsw...

Giving Birth To My Father - Tusiata Avia 'Rich, raw, deeply moving. This collection is a glorious celebration of Avia’s father’s life, a salute to his teachings. An embrace of family in the widest sense, even the mean aunties.' —Gina Cole, Kete Books teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...

DIASPORA (2021) the short film is now available on Youtube. Directed by Tanu Gago and produced by the FAFSWAG arts collective, this experimental film is a unique collaboration with the students of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in Wellington. youtu.be/48ap7dsgyU4?...

Ever wondered how the collective shares space and resources? Watch the team prepare for our 2025 commission with the Manchester International Arts Festival, in this short behind the scenes video. In the Studio with FAFSWAG Arts Collective. youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...

It’s so soothing to paint even for somatic benefits #gouache #wip

We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation. X www.fafswag.nz/donations

Distorted Dreamlands - The Warrior was also featured on the winter 2022 cover of Art News - New Zealand. There's a beautiful spread and artist profile of Pati Tyrell and his portrait photography. You can still pick up copies from their website. artnews.co.nz/artnews_wint...

Our group exhibition TIDES is closing this month on the 27th. If you're in Oahu, Hawai'i please be sure to go check it out before it comes down. There are some incredible artists involved. Thanks to everyone that has been to see it so far. Much Alofa xx FAFSWAG ehcc.org/content/tide...

We often get asked by folks how they can support our work, so last year we opened a donation portal. This allows people to become direct patrons of our work. If you wanna support Queer Indigenous arts practitioners from the global south, please consider making a donation. www.fafswag.nz/donations

'Distorted Dreamlands' created by Pati Tyrell and Ahsin Ahsin, is currently part of a window installation at Baily Nelson for Victoria Pride and Midsumma Festival. This trio remain some of our fave images of Pasifika futurism. Clock it!! Peep Ahsin Ahsin's website for more SWAG!! ahsinahsin.com

Thanks to everyone that was able to join us for Boys Drawing Boys. It was a great night getting to know new people, share food and space, and making some art. Here's a few of our faves. We love how different everyone's works are. Looking forward to hosting another round next month. Xx FAFSWAG

John Campbell returns to RNZ as Morning Report co-host on April 13

Wow that took two days to fill up. Thanks to everyone that registered. We're now at capacity. Be sure to join our "Boys Drawing Boys" mailing list for future workshops. FAFSWAG.nz We look forward to hosting the community on Friday. Happy PRIDE yall. Xx FAFSWAG

Happy Auckland 🌈PRIDE month everyone!! As part of PRIDE, next week FAFSWAG artists Tanu and Pati are hosting a drawing workshop at AFI Studio, Mount Wellington. Thank you to AKL PRIDE festival, The Rule Foundation and Foundation North for your support to make this happen. Check thread for details⬇️

ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn

Greens put forward member's bill to entrench Māori seats

A discussion on the science of climate change, leading to storms in NZ that have cost lives. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival

We started writing on this bullshit. Stay tuned. 2026 FAFSWAG will be publishing all our recons and hot takes. The silence around our experiences with industry and platforms has not served any of us. Starting with these bullshit platforms. You might have the metrics but we got the milestones.

Stay and slay

Holy shit!!! 👀💀, A friend sent me this interview from 2009. Alongside my fave Leilani Kake!! Who the fuck is this guy!!! I don't even recognize him. I miss those days when I just made whatever the fuck I wanted. youtu.be/xEl-9Nc0Z6s?...

We can't poll it here. But what do y'all think? In 2026 should we archive our 13 year old FB page with close to 10K followers and dissolve our presence on the platform? Let us know your thoughts.

Not only is FB dead but it still breaches our privacy, feeding us nothing we asked for. As a business tool the platform barely functions unless you feed it money. Organic engagement is damn near paradoxical, with algorithms pushing us further from our audience with every post. IT'S TIME TO LEAVE!!✌🏾

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To our community in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. Please be sure to check out our group exhibition at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center. Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026 Opening December 5th at 6 pm East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center www.ehcc.org/content/tide...

For all our new followers curious about the collective. Here's a short 'In The Studio' video profiling the work of the collective for our recent international commission - The Fale Sā / Sacred House. youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...

Auckland can feel extremely insular sometimes. Specifically in the arts that have clear class systems in place. But as Pasifika people from the Diaspora we also understand our earliest immigrants to NZ helped build this city and make it what it is today.

Our Bodies Are Memories of Our Bodies (2025) installation of abstractions and poems at Pieam in Long Beach California now through February 2026.

After two years of back to back international touring, we officially opened our studio in May of 2024. We moved in on January 1st but it took four months of renovations to get the space fit for purpose. May 2026 is officially the two year mark. We think we need to do something to celebrate?

First day back at the Studio for 2026. Shooting a family portrait for a family of 12. Love that Polynesian families are so large and inviting. Remember if you want your family portraits taken. We're the studio to do it this summer. So don't hesitate to hit us up. Xx

Hi to all our recent followers. Looking forward sharing our journey with yall in 2026. We will be following you all back. Thanks xx FAFSWAG Image: Pati Tyrell & Jaimie Waititi

Also available at our online store are works from Samoan photographer and lens based performance artist Pati Tyrell. Collaborations between Takatāpui artists Māhia Tekore and Jaimie Waititi. And works by Moe Laga from the House of Coven Aucoin. Something for everyone. www.fafswag.nz/mketi/art-pr...

Happy 2026 to our global and local community. Hope you're all enjoying the festive season. We have some exciting announcements this year. We're looking forward to sharing with yall soon. If your in AKL, hope yall are enjoying this amazing sun. xx FAFSWAG

Thank you everyone that supported our artists and purchased a limited edition print from us. Now that we’re back in AKL, these prints will be going out this week. We still have a few left if you want to grab one for your fale / space. Don’t be shy, check out the link in our bio. Alofa x FAFSWAG

Biba FAFSWAG, Tanu, and Moe!! 🤩🤩 #Pasifika creativity in action 💙

Congratulations 👏🏽🎉 to FAFSWAG artists Tanu Gago & Moe Laga on becoming round2 recipients for the New Zealand Writers Guild SEED Grants 2025. We're happy to see your feature film 'Shopping for Bullets' get the support it deserves! Can't wait to see what this dynamic writing and directing duo create.

After premiering at Sundance in 2022, our AR sculpture entitled ATUA was presented across four different time zones in 2023. We love thinking about the digital portals we opened to our ancestors at the time. Looking forward to finding permanent home for ATUA in 2026.

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