Colleen Waata Urlich

Urlich on 26 August 2015, after her investiture as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae

Colleen Elizabeth Waata-Urlich ONZM (1939 – 10 September 2015) was a New Zealand ceramicist. Of Māori descent, she belonged to Te Popoto o Ngāpuhi ki Kaipara and Te Rarawa.[1] Through education, involvement in Māori art collectives and production of exhibited work, Urlich was dedicated to the development of Māori art.[2]

  1. ^ Reading, Nigel (2003). Kiwa pacific Connections: Māori Art from Aotearoa. Vancouver: Spirit Wrestler Gallery.
  2. ^ "New Years Honours: Colleen Urlich". The New Zealand Herald. The Northern Advocate. Retrieved 13 January 2015.