Biography: Higgs, Avis Winifred

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Websites

Avis Higgs: artist of her time

Explore the official Avis Higgs website.

Bibliography

Manson, B. ‘Life story – artist and textile pioneer Avis Higgs dies, 98’. Dominion Post, 31 October 2016.

Lloyd Jenkins, D. Avis Higgs: joie de vivre. Napier, 2000

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How to cite this page

Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins. 'Higgs, Avis Winifred', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/231643/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).