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Val Raymond sketching for the book ‘Ngā Marae o Ngāti Tūwharetoa’. The original sketches became one of three significant collections gifted to the iwi by the artist.
Val Evon Raymond, artist, educationalist, “quiet activist” 19/11/1931 - 19/2/2021 Taupō painter and artist Val Raymond – synonymous with landscape and portrait painting in the town and wider central North Island has been remembered for her “quiet activism” for the area’s environment and heritage and her bridging of the gap between a European aesthetic and Te Ao Māori. Among a series of glowing tributes at her funeral, one of the most poignant was by artist and curator Eleazar Bramley (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rauhoto).
Obituary: Taupō artist Val Raymond s works spanned culture, history and environment
3 Mar, 2021 08:33 PM
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A photo of Val Raymond taken for the 2017 exhibition and book Broom to Boom: 20 Lives, 20 Years. Photo / Nick Bradford
A photo of Val Raymond taken for the 2017 exhibition and book Broom to Boom: 20 Lives, 20 Years. Photo / Nick Bradford May future generations protect New Zealand s unique heritage of environmental, historical and cultural identity.
That was the fervent wish of well-known, respected and nationally and internationally-recognised Taupō artist Val Raymond, who died unexpectedly on February 19.
A recipient of numerous national art awards and member of and exhibitor with the NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Val spent a lifetime devoted to art and her evolution as an artist was apparent in the range and depth of works she produced throughout a distinguished art career which spanned seven decades.