Hana Pera Aoake is a mother, artist and writer. Hana works across many mediums including textiles, raranga, ceramics, painting, performance, film, sculpture and writing. Hana has published widely and sometimes organises exhibitions, readings, education programmes and conversations. From 2014-19, Hana was a part of Fresh and Fruity (with many others), which began initially as an artist-run gallery that formed into a collective. Currently they work with Morgan Godfery on Kei te pai press, a publishing and education project. Hana published their first book, A bathful of kawakawa and hot water with Compound Press in 2020 and in 2021 had a cheeky little baby named Miriama Jean. Recent projects include Matarau curated by Shannon Te Ao at City Gallery Wellington; The Material Kinship Reader edited by Kris Dittel and Clemintine Edwards and Whānau Marama curated by Jade Townsend. They live in Te Rotopāteke, Ōtepoti with their partner and pepi studying Te Reo Māori.