Ati Teepa (Tūhoe, Kāi Tahu) is an artist and poet based in Ruatoki. He has extensive experience working in the creative arts sector, as a creative producer, public programming producer at Te Papa Tongarewa and as a senior kaupapa Māori advisor at Toi Rauwharangi, College of Creative Arts, Massey University. Recently Ati's work has included Associate Producer for the film Muru (2022); a collaboration with Tame Iti for the exhibition, I will not speak Māori (2022) and a visual storytelling collaboration in Ōtepoti Dunedin with the Mana Moana collective (2023).

As a writer, Ati draws inspiration from his whānau, whenua and the stories of Te Urewera, his home.