Bundanon

Lives / works: Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa

For over 2 decades, Raymond’s activities have made her a notable producer of and commentator on contemporary Pacific Island culture in Aotearoa New Zealand, the U.K., and the USA. She specialises in working within museums and higher education institutions as a curator, artist, performer, guest speaker, poet, and workshop leader. Raymond was awarded the CNZ Pacific Senior Artist for 2018 acknowledging her contribution to the arts, a former Chester Dale Fellow at the Met in NYC and holds a Master of Philosophy with Honours from Auckland University of Technology.

In residence at Bundanon

The SaVĀge LAB is a Performance Space initiative created for Liveworks led by Australian – and New Zealand-based Moana artists; Kilia Pahulu, Rameka Tamaki, Salvador Brown, Sela Vai. Facilitated by leading Tagata Moana artists Rosanna Raymond (New Zealand/Samoa) and Latai Taumoepeau (Australia/Tonga), this project explores collaborative cross-cultural exchange in an artist-led environment maintaining the mana of Moana-based practices and protocols. The SaVĀge LAB unfolds across several stages of development in 2022, with a view to an outcome across Australia and New Zealand in 2023.

https://www.savageklub.com/