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'''Sandy Adsett''' is a Māori visual artist and educator, of [[Ngāti Kahungunu]] and [[Ngāti Pāhauwera]] iwi. In 2020 he was selected by the [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand]] as an icon of New Zealand art "...for his profound impact on the Māori community and Māori arts education system within Aotearoa."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> A distinct motif throughout his work is that of the koru, other New Zealand native species are also referenced throughout his work.<ref></ref>
== Biography ==
Adsett was born in [[Raupunga]] in 1939. He attended Te Aute Boys 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.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He received his first formal art training at Ardmore teachers college in Auckland. While here he gained a position as an arts advisor, this is the position that would first see him beginning to travel to regional schools to demonstrate to teachers the Māori arts syllabus.
In the 1960’s, he became an arts specialist for the Department of Education’s Advisory Service, helping introduce the new Māori Arts in Schools program. In 1993, he was appointed principal tutor at Tairawhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne, formatting a ''wananga'' (place of learning) arts direction for Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Arts.<ref></ref>
In 2002 he set up the Toimairangi School of Māori Visual Culture within [[Te Wānanga o Aotearoa|Te Wananga o Aotearoa]], in Hastings. He is a member of Te Atinga (Committee of Contemporary Māori Visual Arts) of [[Toi Māori Aotearoa]] and is on the Te Waka Toi board of [[Creative New Zealand]].
His work has featured in many major art exhibitions, including ''Headlands'' (1992) in Sydney, Australia; ''Te Waka Toi: Contemporary Māori Art'' (1992-94), which toured the United States, and ''Kiwa-Pacific Connections (''2003) in Vancouver, Canada.
In 2005, Sandy received the Order of New Zealand for Service to Art, and Te Wananga o Aotearoa cited him as adjunct professor for his contribution to art education and the Māori community.
Adsett was made a Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] for his services to art in 2005, and a year later received his Master of Māori Visual Arts with First Class Honours from [[Massey University]]. In 2014 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Massey University.
He is currently Adjunct Professor at Toimairangi, The Contemporary Maori Art School, at Te Wananga o Aotearoa in Hastings.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Members of the Order of New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori artists]]
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:Ngāti Kahungunu]]
[[Category:Ngāti Pāhauwera]]
== Biography ==
Adsett was born in [[Raupunga]] in 1939. He attended Te Aute Boys 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.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
He received his first formal art training at Ardmore teachers college in Auckland. While here he gained a position as an arts advisor, this is the position that would first see him beginning to travel to regional schools to demonstrate to teachers the Māori arts syllabus.
In the 1960’s, he became an arts specialist for the Department of Education’s Advisory Service, helping introduce the new Māori Arts in Schools program. In 1993, he was appointed principal tutor at Tairawhiti Polytechnic in Gisborne, formatting a ''wananga'' (place of learning) arts direction for Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Arts.<ref></ref>
In 2002 he set up the Toimairangi School of Māori Visual Culture within [[Te Wānanga o Aotearoa|Te Wananga o Aotearoa]], in Hastings. He is a member of Te Atinga (Committee of Contemporary Māori Visual Arts) of [[Toi Māori Aotearoa]] and is on the Te Waka Toi board of [[Creative New Zealand]].
His work has featured in many major art exhibitions, including ''Headlands'' (1992) in Sydney, Australia; ''Te Waka Toi: Contemporary Māori Art'' (1992-94), which toured the United States, and ''Kiwa-Pacific Connections (''2003) in Vancouver, Canada.
In 2005, Sandy received the Order of New Zealand for Service to Art, and Te Wananga o Aotearoa cited him as adjunct professor for his contribution to art education and the Māori community.
Adsett was made a Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] for his services to art in 2005, and a year later received his Master of Māori Visual Arts with First Class Honours from [[Massey University]]. In 2014 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Massey University.
He is currently Adjunct Professor at Toimairangi, The Contemporary Maori Art School, at Te Wananga o Aotearoa in Hastings.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Members of the Order of New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori artists]]
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:Ngāti Kahungunu]]
[[Category:Ngāti Pāhauwera]]
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