Val Raymond sketching for the book ‘Ngā Marae o Ngāti Tūwharetoa’. Val Evon Raymond, artist, educationalist, “quiet activist” 19/11/1931 - 19/2/2021Taupō 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. CHRIS MARSHALL/Stuff Val Raymond was prodigiously productive and published in book form as well as staging a series of large exhibitions. Elements of texture and colour controlled my artist’s palette.”Supplied A large oil painting from Raymond's Tongariro River Heritage Exhibition, 1998. Val Evon Raymond was a recipient of numerous National Art Awards and member of, and exhibitor with, the NZ Academy of Fine Arts.

Source: Stuff March 05, 2021 15:56 UTC