Sandy Adsett

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Sandy (Raymond) Adsett

MNZM
Sandy Adsett (cropped).jpg
Adsett in 2020
Born1939 (age 81–82)
Raupunga, New Zealand
EducationArdmore Teachers College
Known forArts

Raymond Henry (Sandy) Adsett MNZM (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera) is a Māori visual artist and educator. He is acknowledged for championing the art of kōwhaiwhai painting, creating a context for the artform within the development of contemporary Māori art.[1]

In 2020 Adsett was honoured by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand with an Icon Whakamana Hiranga award "for his profound impact on the Māori community and Māori arts education system within Aotearoa."[2]

Biography[]

Adsett was born in Raupunga in 1939. He attended Te Aute College in Hawkes Bay. His interest in art first began on his family farm as a way to fill in time and grew from there.[3]

He received his first formal art training at Ardmore Teachers College in Auckland. While there, he gained a position as an arts advisor; this is the position that first saw him travel to regional schools to demonstrate to teachers the Māori arts syllabus. He completed his third year of Teacher's College in Dunedin at Otago University.[4]

In 1961, he became an arts specialist for the Department of Education's Advisory Service, within a programme established by educational leader Gordon Tovey. Adsett has cited the mentorship of the Ngāti Porou master carver Pine Taiapa as the most significant influence on his life as an artist and educator.[5] Adsett's role in the department was helping introduce the new Māori Arts in Schools programme.

From here he went on to become principal tutor at Tairawhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne in 1991, working in the Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Arts which was underneath the polytechnic. He took over from , the founder of the school, who had died that year. Adsett was involved in formatting a wananga arts direction for the progamme.[6][7][8]

In 2002, he returned to Hawkes Bay where he set up the Toimairangi School of Māori Visual Culture within Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Hastings. He continues to work there as Adjunct Professor.

Honours and Awards[]

2005: New Zealand Order of Merit for services to art [9]

2014: Adsett was awarded an honorary doctorate from Massey University.[10]

2018: Te Tohu o Te Papa Tongarewa Rongomaraeroa award, Te Waka Toi Awards[11]

2020: Arts Foundation Icon award [2]

Collections[]

Adsett's work is held in public gallery collections throughout Aotearoa New Zealand, including:

Further information[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Puhoro". Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Arts Icon Sandy Adsett". RNZ. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Influence: Dr Sandy Adsett". RNZ. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ Nicholas, Darcy (1986). Seven Maori Artists. Wellington, New Zealand: V.R.Ward, Government Printer. p. 17. ISBN 0-477-01342-2.
  5. ^ "Sandy Adsett Toi Koru". Pātaka Art+Museum. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Sandy Adsett". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Sandy Adsett". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. ^ "The History of Toihoukura | EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti". EIT Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti | The experience you need and the support to succeed. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ "New Year Honours List 2005". New Year Honours List 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ Zealand, Massey University, New. "Māori visual artist awarded honorary doctorate - Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ Wiltshire, Laura (19 November 2018). "Hastings artist recognised for contribution to Māori art". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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