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Open Air

Portraits in the Landscape

Open Air is an exhibition of portraits of Australians in environments of particular significance to them.

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Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam, 2005 Sahlan Hayes. © Sahlan Hayes
The crime writer Shane Maloney
The crime writer Shane Maloney, 2004 Rick Amor. © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2024
Jeffrey Smart
Jeffrey Smart, 1992 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Joshua Ross
Joshua Ross, 2006 Sahlan Hayes. © Sahlan Hayes
Peter Carey in Kelly country
Peter Carey in Kelly country, 2000 Bruce Armstrong. © Bruce Armstrong
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia, 1962 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Arthur Boyd, Bundanon, New South Wales
Arthur Boyd, Bundanon, New South Wales, 1995 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Emily Kngwarreye
Emily Kngwarreye, 1994 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria
Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
John Olsen - En plein air
John Olsen - En plein air, 1996 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Tim Winton
Tim Winton, 2004 Quentin Jones. © Quentin Jones/Copyright Agency, 2024
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales, 1969 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, 1968 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, 2002 Tim Johnson. © Tim Johnson
Poet Robert Adamson at Parsley Bay
Poet Robert Adamson at Parsley Bay, 2008 Juno Gemes. © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais), 1994 Juno Gemes. © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
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