[2] She is known for her criticism of "western" attempts to use one word for all the cultures of the southern Pacific Ocean, citing the wide variety of languages spoken and diversity of lived experiences.
[7] In 2017 she tattooed art dealer Lana Lopesi live, as a performance which was part of the exhibition Lain Blo Yu Mi – Our People Our Lines held at Vunilagi Vou gallery.
[8] The exhibition was curated by Ema Tavola, and was staged as a tribute to the central role that Mageʼau Gray has played in the revitalisation of Melanesian women's tattoos.
[5] In the same year Mageʼau Gray travelled to Spain, where her work was exhibited as part of the Traditional Tattoo and World Culture Festival.
[10][11][12] She also the first person in eighty years to tattoo traditional designs in the Mekeo area, that had been discouraged by the colonising activity of missionaries.