Английская Википедия:Avenal McKinnon
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Avenal Beryl Elizabeth McKinnon Шаблон:Post-nominals (née Gough; 8 April 1949 – 12 March 2021)[1] was a New Zealand art historian and writer.[2] She was the founding director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkena Whakaata.[3][4]
Biography
McKinnon was born and raised in Christchurch and attended Woodford House in Havelock North, in the North Island, from 1962 to 1966. She completed a degree in English literature at the University of Canterbury followed by a post-graduate art history course at London's Courtauld Institute of Art. In the 1970s, she worked at the Tate, cataloguing the modern British collection.[5]
She was appointed the first director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in 2005, retiring in 2014.[6][7] During her tenure, the gallery expanded its permanent collection from six works to more than 200. It also moved into dedicated premises in Shed 11 on Queen's Wharf.[4]
McKinnon is considered an expert on the work of New Zealand artist Frances Hodgkins and wrote articles and exhibition catalogues on her work.[8][9]
McKinnon died in Wellington on 12 March 2021, aged 71 years.[10][11]
Personal life
McKinnon was the daughter of property developer Owen Gough, and granddaughter of industrialist Tracy "T.T." Gough. She had a twin brother, Antony Gough, and two older brothers, Tracy and Harcourt.[12] She was married to New Zealand diplomat John McKinnon.[5][6]
Honours and awards
In the 2015 New Year Honours, McKinnon was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts.[13] In 2018, Woodford House awarded her the Tempus Award for outstanding achievement by a former student in her field.[6]
Publications
- Hodgkins, F., McKinnon, A., & Whitford and Hughes. (1990). Frances Hodgkins, 1869–1947: 17 July – 14 August 1990, held at Whitford and Hughes, London. London: Whitford and Hughes.[14]
- Hodgkins, F., McKinnon, A., Trim, P., & Mahara Gallery. (2000). Frances Hodgkins: The link with Kapiti : the Field Collection. Waikanae: Mahara Gallery.[15]
- Welch, S. M., Alley, E., McKinnon, A., & New Zealand Portrait Gallery. (2008). Stephen Martyn Welch: 'the sitting' : 18 December 2008 to 21 January 2009. Wellington, N.Z: New Zealand Portrait Gallery.[16]
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