Condolences to the friends and family of Philip Trusttum ONZM who passed away March 4.
Philip was one of Aotearoa’s leading expressionist artists, who attended Canterbury University School of Fine Arts where he was taught by Rudolf Gopas. Philip later became part of ‘The Group’ – the influential group of Canterbury artists whose members included Doris Lusk and Toss Woollaston.
In the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Philip was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art.
Aroha to all who knew and loved him.