Peter Lange
Peter Reid Lange (born 1944) is a New Zealand ceramicist. His late brother was David Lange, former New Zealand prime minister. Since the 1980s, Lange has been a leading figure in the New Zealand ceramics and pottery scene. As Dan Chapell writes, 'In the case of his brick sculptures, there's a surprising sense of lightness and 'user-friendliness' that belies the material he's used'. Alistar Carruthers states of Lange, 'He is a risk-taker with an ability to engage people in the ideas he works with in his practice. His wit and imagination are always manifest  in his work'. Recognition. In the 2016 New Year Honours, Lange was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ceramic arts. Lange's work is in the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, Beehive (New Zealand), Suzhou School of Art in China, and the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales.