Avenal McKinnon

Avenal Beryl Elizabeth McKinnon MNZM (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.

[8][9] McKinnon died in Wellington on 12 March 2021, aged 71 years.

[10][11] McKinnon was the daughter of property developer Owen Gough, and granddaughter of industrialist Tracy "T.T."

[5][6] In the 2015 New Year Honours, McKinnon was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts.