Michelle Mayn studied Traditional and Contemporary Maori Weaving at Unitec, mixed media at The Art Students League of New York in 2017, and holds a Master of Visual Arts from Auckland University of Technology.

Mayn works primarily with harakeke, New Zealand native flax, using traditional Maori techniques of weaving, binding, twining and knotting; often incorporating found objects. These time intensive methods of gathering, processing and making develops an intimate relationship with material and the natural world.

Material, light, form and movement are combined to create ephemeral object-based installations and sculptures that explore the mauri (life force) of materials beyond the world of sense perception.

Mayn regularly exhibits in New Zealand and in the United States.