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Super Cathy

Super Cathy
2025

Kaylene Whiskey

On display: Gallery Two
The Matildas

The Matildas
2025

Angela Tiatia

On display: Gallery Three
Costa (it's not ours it's us)

Costa (it's not ours it's us)
2025

Rob McHaffie

On display: Gallery Two
Tina

Tina
2025

Georges Antoni

On display: Gallery Two
Jim Pike

Jim Pike
c. 1913

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Eight
William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field
2023

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Eight
Men In This Town 04

Men In This Town 04
2024

Atong Atem

On display: Gallery Six
Self portrait

Self portrait
2024

Mitch Cairns

On display: Gallery Two
Maggie

Maggie
2023

Del Kathryn Barton

On display: Gallery Two
Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan
2018

Julian Meagher

On display: Gallery Eight
Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton
2019 (printed 2022)

Susan Stitt ACS

On display: Gallery Six
An Afternoon (Aunty Jenny Munro at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy)

An Afternoon (Aunty Jenny Munro at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy)…

Dr John Janson-Moore

On display: Gallery One
Penelope Seidler

Penelope Seidler
2019 (printed 2021)

Anne Zahalka

On display: Gallery Six
Sir Sidney Nolan

Sir Sidney Nolan
c. 1980s

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Colin Wills

Colin Wills
c. 1940s

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Portrait of Paul Gerber

Portrait of Paul Gerber
1947

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
1996

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Seven
Portrait of Charles Blackman

Portrait of Charles Blackman
1979

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye
2000

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Eight
Mrs Woods and ‘Ere

Mrs Woods and ‘Ere
2013

Karla Dickens

On display: Gallery Eight
The Saints

The Saints
1978 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

On display: Gallery Four
Steve Kilbey

Steve Kilbey
1981 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

On display: Gallery Four
Trent Nathan and Shane Barr

Trent Nathan and Shane Barr
1995 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

On display: Gallery Six
Kenneth Binns

Kenneth Binns
c. 1940s

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan

George Urquhart (Scotty) Allan
1954

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Sir Edward Hallstrom

Sir Edward Hallstrom
c. 1960

Esme Bell

On display: Gallery Five
Catherine Livingstone

Catherine Livingstone
2018

Mathew Lynn

On display: Gallery Five
Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver
2018

John Tsiavis

On display: Gallery Five
David Armstrong, B.A., B. Phil.

David Armstrong, B.A., B. Phil.
1959

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Kathleen O'Connor

Portrait of Kathleen O'Connor
1966 (printed 2017)

Richard Woldendorp AM

On display: Gallery Four
Terry Snow and China

Terry Snow and China
2017

Jude Rae

On display: Gallery Five
Katharine Brisbane

Katharine Brisbane
1982 (printed 2017)

Robert McFarlane

On display: Gallery Eight
Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke

Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke
c. 1976 (printed 2017)

Robert McFarlane

On display: Gallery Six
Ben Chifley

Ben Chifley
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Eugene Goossens

Eugene Goossens
c. 1954

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Sir Edward John Lees Hallstrom

Sir Edward John Lees Hallstrom
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Eight
Gordon Watson

Gordon Watson
1964

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Dr Hugh Kingsley Ward

Dr Hugh Kingsley Ward
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
John Dease

John Dease
1941

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Sir Leslie Herron

Sir Leslie Herron
1969

Esme Bell

On display: Gallery Five
Tresco Rowe

Tresco Rowe
1965

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery Five
Equation of a life - a portrait of Professor Derek Denton

Equation of a life - a portrait of Professor Derek Denton
2016

Evert Ploeg

On display: Gallery Five
La Milo as Lady Godiva at Coventry

La Milo as Lady Godiva at Coventry
c. 1907

Rotary Photo Company Ltd

On display: Gallery Eight
Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival

Sidney Nolan and Robert Helpmann at Bonython Gallery, Adelaide Arts Festival…

Robert McFarlane

On display: Gallery Six
Sidney Nolan and Patrick White, Adelaide Arts Festival

Sidney Nolan and Patrick White, Adelaide Arts Festival
c. 1964 (printed 2015)

Robert McFarlane

On display: Gallery Six
Arthur Murch

Arthur Murch
1945

Margaret Michaelis

On display: Gallery Eight
Richard Walley

Richard Walley
2015

Dr Julie Dowling

On display: Gallery Five
Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick…

Jozef Vissel

On display: Gallery Six
May Wirth

May Wirth
c. 1921

Daguerre Studios

On display: Gallery Eight
Ivy Shore

Ivy Shore
1961

Graeme Inson

On display: Gallery One
Betty Churcher

Betty Churcher
2008

Adam Knott

On display: Gallery Five
George Molnar

George Molnar
1983

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery Five
Charles and Adam

Charles and Adam
1990 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley

On display: Gallery Six
Clyde Cameron

Clyde Cameron
1974

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery Five
Kondelea (Della) Elliott

Kondelea (Della) Elliott
1979

Ivy Shore

On display: Gallery Four
Laurence Cox

Laurence Cox
1994

Brian Dunlop

On display: Gallery Five
Ron Castan

Ron Castan
1996

Francis Reiss

On display: Gallery Four
Royall Tyler

Royall Tyler
c. 1994 (printed 2012)

phra ajahn ekaggata fka terry milligan

On display: Gallery Eight
Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin
c. 1996 (printed 2012)

phra ajahn ekaggata fka terry milligan

On display: Gallery Eight
Sir Walter Murdoch

Sir Walter Murdoch
1920s (printed later)

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Five
Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer
1990

George Gittoes AM

On display: Gallery Four
Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves
1958

John Brack

On display: Gallery Five
Harold Mitchell

Harold Mitchell
2001 (printed 2011)

Lorrie Graham

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of Georges Mora

Portrait of Georges Mora
1956

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Harold Blair

Harold Blair
1948

Ernest Buckmaster

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1948

John Brack

On display: Gallery Seven
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless

Tommy Woodcock and Reckless
1977 (printed 2010)

Bruce Postle

On display: Gallery Eight
Frank Wootton

Frank Wootton
c. 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

On display: Gallery Eight
Geo Face Distributor

Geo Face Distributor
2009

James Angus

On display: forecourt
Shane Dye

Shane Dye
1994 (printed 2009)

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz

Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
1983

Harold Thornton

On display: Gallery Five
Me

Me
1992

Ken Done

On display: Gallery Four
Barbara Blackman

Barbara Blackman
2008

Gorgi Dimcevski

On display: Gallery One
Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie

Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie
1887

Frederick Woodhouse

On display: Gallery Eight
Norman and

Norman and "Peter Ward"
c. 1906

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Eight
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
c. 1924

Harold Cazneaux

On display: Gallery Eight
Jack Lang

Jack Lang
c. 1930-1940

George Finey

On display: Gallery Five
Werner Baer

Werner Baer
1947

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Six
Senator Bonner

Senator Bonner
1990

Robert Campbell Jnr

On display: Gallery Five
Nancy Bird Walton

Nancy Bird Walton
c. 1973

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Sir Charles Court and Richard Court

Sir Charles Court and Richard Court
2006-2007

Mary Moore

On display: Gallery Six
Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O'Donoghue
2006

Robert Hannaford AM

On display: Gallery Four
Bert Newton

Bert Newton
2006

Robin Sellick

On display: Gallery Four
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
2006

Jiawei Shen

On display: foyer
A Portrait (Kate Hattam)

A Portrait (Kate Hattam)
1956

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery One
Hal Hattam

Hal Hattam
1960

Fred Williams

On display: Gallery Five
Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce
2000 (printed 2004)

Karin Catt

On display: Gallery Four
Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman
2002 (printed 2004)

Karin Catt

On display: Gallery Four
Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe
2001 (printed 2004)

Karin Catt

On display: Gallery Four
The Haigh family

The Haigh family
c. 1996

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Six
Marea Gazzard

Marea Gazzard
1966

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Shahleena Musk

Shahleena Musk
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

On display: Gallery Four
Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

On display: Gallery Eight
Bradley Appo

Bradley Appo
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

On display: Gallery Eight
Lucy Culliton

Lucy Culliton
2003

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Eight
Tracey Moffatt

Tracey Moffatt
1995

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Six
Tracey Moffatt

Tracey Moffatt
1995

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Six
Wenten Rubuntja

Wenten Rubuntja
2001

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Four
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya

Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya
1994

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Eight
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