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Headspace 9

Self Identities - Making Connections

Headspace 9 is an exhibition of outstanding student self portraits (paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography and media arts) by Year 10, 11 and 12 school students that will engage a national audience.

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Selected images

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Rose’s afternoon delight, 2009 by Rose Hammer
Rose’s afternoon delight, 2009 by Rose Hammer
Break away, 2009 by Blake Williams
Break away, 2009 by Blake Williams
Untitled, 2009 by Sam Wiechula
Untitled, 2009 by Sam Wiechula
Wrapped in the media, 2009 by Annabel Kavanagh
Wrapped in the media, 2009 by Annabel Kavanagh
Which way from here?, 2009 by Daniel De Valentin
Which way from here?, 2009 by Daniel De Valentin
Myself, 2009 by Tori Berquist
Myself, 2009 by Tori Berquist
Self portrait, 2009 by Spencer Harvie
Self portrait, 2009 by Spencer Harvie
Miles away, 2009 by Nigel Hinder
Miles away, 2009 by Nigel Hinder
Self portrait, 2009 by Angela Lackner
Self portrait, 2009 by Angela Lackner
Me in twenty years, 2009 Bianca Hill
Me in twenty years, 2009 Bianca Hill
The boy who smoked the waterfall, 2009 by Brayden Doig
The boy who smoked the waterfall, 2009 by Brayden Doig
Blinded by hate, 2009 by Camille Bui Viet
Blinded by hate, 2009 by Camille Bui Viet
Untitled, 2009 by Corinne Fairweather
Untitled, 2009 by Corinne Fairweather
Split conXtions, 2009 by Dilshan Cruez
Split conXtions, 2009 by Dilshan Cruez
Untitled, 2009 by Elise Ubels
Untitled, 2009 by Elise Ubels
My self identity, 2009 by Elliot Schultz
My self identity, 2009 by Elliot Schultz
Untitled, 2009 by Matilda Holden
Untitled, 2009 by Matilda Holden
Untitled, 2009 by Georgina Milne
Untitled, 2009 by Georgina Milne
Two face, 2009 by Harrison Friend
Two face, 2009 by Harrison Friend
Untitled, 2009 by James Sruhan
Untitled, 2009 by James Sruhan
Untitled, 2009 by Jamie Zunic
Untitled, 2009 by Jamie Zunic
Untitled, 2009 by Jane Stewart
Untitled, 2009 by Jane Stewart
In the dark, 2009 by Jessica Heald
In the dark, 2009 by Jessica Heald
Untitled, 2009 by Jordan McKinnon
Untitled, 2009 by Jordan McKinnon
Hazard of kazard, 2009 by Keith Dwyer
Hazard of kazard, 2009 by Keith Dwyer
Diamond in the rough, 2009 by Kimberlee McFarlane
Diamond in the rough, 2009 by Kimberlee McFarlane
Self Portrait, 2009 by Loan Nguyen
Self Portrait, 2009 by Loan Nguyen
All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream, 2009 by Lucy Jones
All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream, 2009 by Lucy Jones
Bruised, 2009 by Fiona Leung
Bruised, 2009 by Fiona Leung
Untitled, 2009 Michael Hamad
Untitled, 2009 Michael Hamad
Innocence unravelled, 2009 by Molly Standfield
Innocence unravelled, 2009 by Molly Standfield
Bloodlines, 2009 by Nicholas Warfield
Bloodlines, 2009 by Nicholas Warfield
Ultra ego, 2009 by Robert Richardson
Ultra ego, 2009 by Robert Richardson
Untitled, 2009 by Tegan Russell
Untitled, 2009 by Tegan Russell
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Headspace 8

The Journey

Previous exhibition, 2007

This year's theme calls upon students to consider the concept of 'The Journey'.
The Precasso Armoured Butterfly, 2010 by Alicia Mozqueira
The Precasso Armoured Butterfly, 2010 by Alicia Mozqueira
The Precasso Armoured Butterfly, 2010 by Alicia Mozqueira
The Precasso Armoured Butterfly, 2010 by Alicia Mozqueira

Headspace 10

Self/reflections

Previous exhibition, 2010

Headspace 10 is a national, secondary school art exhibition from all states and territories exploring the theme, Self/reflections, through portraiture.
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The National Portrait Gallery building front entrance
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