Sandy Adsett
New Zealand artist, curator, educator (born 1939)
87 years oldNew Zealand
Biography
Raymond Henry "Sandy" Adsett (born 27 August 1939) is a New Zealand 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.
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."
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Awards & honours (4)
- Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards
- Arts Foundation of New Zealand Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award
- honorary doctor of Massey University
Quick answers about Sandy Adsett
- How old is Sandy Adsett?
- Sandy Adsett is 87 years old (born 1939).
- Where was Sandy Adsett born?
- Sandy Adsett was born in Wairoa.
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- Sandy Adsett is a citizen of New Zealand.
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- Sandy Adsett is known as painter, art educator.
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