Marilynn Lois Webb was a New Zealand artist, noted for her contributions to Maori art and her work as an educator.
15 Facts About Marilynn Webb
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Marilynn Webb was best known for her work in printmaking and pastels, and her works are held in art collections in New Zealand, the United States, and Norway.
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Marilynn Webb lectured at the Dunedin School of Art, and was made an emeritus principal lecturer in 2004.
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Marilynn Webb was born on 11 September 1937 in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Marilynn Webb was the daughter of Trevor James Webb and Elizabeth Vaiven Webb, nee Turner.
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Marilynn Webb was the direct descendant of Moe Ngaherehere, the 47th signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Marilynn Webb was raised in Opotiki, where she attended Opotiki Primary School and Opotiki District High School.
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Marilynn Webb attended Ardmore Teachers' College in Ardmore from 1955 to 1956, and during this time her mother died.
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Marilynn Webb's work included autographic prints, intaglio printing and monotyping.
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Marilynn Webb has undertaken a number of other projects with the Department of Conservation during her career.
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Marilynn Webb won first prize at the Te Awamutu Festival Exhibition with her work Dust Cloud Central Australia.
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Marilynn Webb did a touring exhibition of Print Council New Zealand.
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Works by Marilynn Webb are held in the collections of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Norwegian Contemporary Graphic Museum, and the US Library of Congress.
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Marilynn Webb served as a member of the National Education Monitoring Project for the Ministry of Education, the university's Educational Assessment Research Unit, and was a governor of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
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In 2000, Marilynn Webb was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2000 New Year Honours, for services to art and art education.