Florence Eleanor Akins (26 March 1906 – 18 October 2012) was a New Zealand artist.
Akins was born in Christchurch in 1906[1] and died at age 106 on 18 October 2012 in Nelson.
[3] Akins worked alongside, and was close friends with, fellow Canterbury College School of Art artists Bill Sutton, Francis Shurrock and, her particular friend, Chrystabel Aitken.
Akins' notable students included Doris Tutill, and Ngarita Johnstone.
[2] In 1946 Akins was asked to incorporate weaving into the curriculum at the Canterbury College School of Art.