Ani O’Neill is an “artist of Cook Island Maori (Ngati Makea, Ngati Te Tika) and Irish descent. Her art practice is rooted in techniques and perspectives from both her traditional homeland of Rarotonga and her birthplace within the Pacific Diaspora of Auckland, New Zealand. The techniques that form the foundations of A. O’Neill’s practice are inspired by her grandmother’s traditions based on Cook Island material and ceremonial culture and span the use of craft, installation, object making and performance.”