Louise Henderson

Painter whose long and prodigious career left a huge and influential body of work, which is represented in all major public and many private collections in New Zealand.

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Josephine Mulvany

Years before the establishment of major hand-loom weaving guilds in New Zealand, two sisters, Sybil Mary and Josephine Mulvany, were operating a successful weaving business in Auckland. They helped revitalise the craft of fine fabric weaving in New Zealand.

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Sybil Mary Mulvany

Years before the establishment of major hand-loom weaving guilds in New Zealand, two sisters, Sybil Mary and Josephine Mulvany, were operating a successful weaving business in Auckland. They helped revitalise the craft of fine fabric weaving in New Zealand.

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Veronica Wynne

With her sisters Winifred and Veronica, Emily Wynne developed the signature colour lines of the Avoca Woollen Mills in Ireland.

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Aileen Mary Stace

Aileen Stace kept the craft of spinning popular by arranging demonstrations and exhibitions, both in her own spinning room and at public venues; the last exhibition she organised and minded took place in 1972.

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Flora MacKenzie

Between 1962 and 1976 Flora MacKenzie appeared in court six times on brothel-keeping charges, and was twice imprisoned for periods of six months.

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