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Tina

Tina
2025

Georges Antoni

On display: Gallery Two
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NC

(Leila Waddell) Chain of being
2023-2024

Emily Hunt

Eric

Eric
2020

Amos Gebhardt

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NC

What Do We Want?
2022

Reko Rennie

Some lads #5

Some lads #5
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

Some lads #4

Some lads #4
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

Some lads #3

Some lads #3
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

Some lads #2

Some lads #2
1986 (printed c. 2000)

Tracey Moffatt

Alice Giles

Alice Giles
1984

Rosemary Madigan

The hoodie

The hoodie
2021 (printed 2023)

Jacob Nash

Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples)

Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples)
2023

Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove, Richard Crampton

Portrait of Behrouz Boochani #1

Portrait of Behrouz Boochani #1
2018 (printed 2023)

Hoda Afshar

Lady Primrose Potter

Lady Primrose Potter
2023

Betina Fauvel-Ogden

Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau

Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau
1995

Jenny Sages

John Sumner

John Sumner
1984

Eleanor Constance Gude

Don Walker, Songwriter

Don Walker, Songwriter
2021

Mark Lang

Portrait of John Flaus

Portrait of John Flaus
2022

Alan Mitchell

Maria Polly Cutmore

Maria Polly Cutmore
2021

Jessica Hromas

John Williams

John Williams
2000 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

Yvonne Denise Kenny

Yvonne Denise Kenny
1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

John Hillcoat

John Hillcoat
1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

Toni Collette

Toni Collette
1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

Leanne Benjamin

Leanne Benjamin
1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland

Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan
2018

Julian Meagher

On display: Gallery Eight
Rachel

Rachel
2021

Thea Anamara Perkins

On loan to National Gallery of Australia
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Madame Carandini
c. 1872

Charles Hewitt, A Marion Son and Co (Paris/London)

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Rosalie Kunoth
1967

Donald Cameron

The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)

The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
2017

Jaq Grantford

Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton
2019 (printed 2022)

Susan Stitt ACS

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman
2012

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Ada Crossley

Ada Crossley
1903

Talma Studios, Sydney

Heath

Heath
2020 (printed 2022)

Brett Canét-Gibson

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly
c. 1983

William Kelly OAM

Litja Brown

Litja Brown
2021

Robert Fielding

Matjangka Nyukana Norris

Matjangka Nyukana Norris
2021

Robert Fielding

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave
1998 (printed 2020)

Dominique Issermann

Rupert C.W. Bunny

Rupert C.W. Bunny
1928

Arthur T. Woodward

Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill
c. 1911-1913

May and Mina Moore photographic studio, Annie May Moore, Minnie Louise Moore

No Fixed Address from 'Rock Against Racism' concert, Redfern

No Fixed Address from 'Rock Against Racism' concert, Redfern
1980

Juno Gemes

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action'…

Juno Gemes

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve

Chips Rafferty and Helen Grieve
c. 1947

Max Dupain OBE

Arnold Haskell

Arnold Haskell
1935

Max Dupain OBE

Jimmy and Jane Barnes

Jimmy and Jane Barnes
2020

Jesse Lizotte

On display: Gallery Six
Nigel Butterley, Composer

Nigel Butterley, Composer
1977 (printed 2021)

Robert McFarlane

Smalltown Boy (Perth)

Smalltown Boy (Perth)
2018

The Huxleys

Smalltown Boy (Surfers Paradise)

Smalltown Boy (Surfers Paradise)
2018

The Huxleys

Style Over Substance

Style Over Substance
2020

The Huxleys

Magda Szubanski

Magda Szubanski
1997 (printed 2021)

Jacqueline Mitelman

Tom E Lewis [Balang T E Lewis]

Tom E Lewis [Balang T E Lewis]
n.d.

Juno Gemes

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House
1984 (printed 2021)

Juno Gemes

George Burarrwanga, Warumpi Band

George Burarrwanga, Warumpi Band
1984 (printed 2021)

Juno Gemes

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little
1994 (printed 2021)

Robin Sellick

David Gulpilil's Hands

David Gulpilil's Hands
2004

Ross Honeysett

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth
2016 (printed 2021)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson
2019 (printed 2021)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Paul Hester

Paul Hester
1987 (printed 2021)

Alan Mitchell

Neil Finn and Paul Hester

Neil Finn and Paul Hester
1987 (printed 2021)

Alan Mitchell

Neil Finn

Neil Finn
1987 (printed 2021)

Alan Mitchell

Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

Wesley Enoch and David McAllister
2020

Peter Brew-Bevan

Elizabeth

Elizabeth
2019

Anthea da Silva

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Marguerite Gautier in 'La Dame aux Camélias'

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Marguerite Gautier in 'La Dame aux Camélias'…

H. Walter Barnett, Falk Studios

Reg Livermore, Pitt Street, Sydney

Reg Livermore, Pitt Street, Sydney
1965 (printed 2020)

Robert McFarlane

Jacob Nash

Jacob Nash
2017

Ingvar Kenne

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NC

Fuzzy Leo (Leo Schofield)
c. 2000

Martin Wilson

Nell

Nell
2008

Abbey McCulloch

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman
2020

Vincent Fantauzzo

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NC

Kylie Minogue 2
2018 (printed 2020)

Nicole Bentley

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NC

Kylie Minogue 1
2018 (printed 2020)

Nicole Bentley

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger
1998 (printed 2017)

Tony Amos

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger
1998 (printed 2017)

Tony Amos

Leo McKern as Dad Rudd

Leo McKern as Dad Rudd
1994 (printed 2020)

Robert McFarlane

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
2006 (printed 2020)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Little Pattie

Little Pattie
1966 (printed 2019)

Ern McQuillan OAM

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
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NC

Return (Balang T.E. Lewis)
2016

Philip Myers

Maggie Tabberer

Maggie Tabberer
2015

Alana Landsberry

Robyn Archer and Gough Whitlam

Robyn Archer and Gough Whitlam
1986 (printed 2019)

Neil Duncan

The Payne family

The Payne family
1888-1889

Aaron Flegeltaub

A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

A man and his music: Peter Weiss and the Australian Chamber Orchestra
1995

Kerrie Lester

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Fay Zwicky
c. 1981 (printed 2018)

Jacqueline Mitelman

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
2017

Wendy Sharpe

The Saints

The Saints
1978 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

Yahoo Serious

Yahoo Serious
1989 (printed 2018)

Gary Ede

Hélène Kirsova

Hélène Kirsova
1938

Max Dupain OBE

Hélène Kirsova

Hélène Kirsova
1937

Max Dupain OBE

Tamara Tchinarova

Tamara Tchinarova
1938

Max Dupain OBE

Bust of Peter Garrett

Bust of Peter Garrett
1991-2016

Peter Schipperheyn

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy
2018

David Rosetzky

Richard Tognetti #1510

Richard Tognetti #1510
2018

Louise Hearman

Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver
2018

John Tsiavis

Li Cunxin

Li Cunxin
2018

Jun Chen

Lillie Langtry

Lillie Langtry
c. 1885

W & D Downey

Trevor Jamieson

Trevor Jamieson
2016

Brett Canét-Gibson

The Vivisector - David Williamson

The Vivisector - David Williamson
2017

Danelle Bergstrom

Angus Young

Angus Young
2003 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn
2001 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

Nick Cave

Nick Cave
2001 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

David Wenham

David Wenham
1998 (printed 2005)

Ingvar Kenne

Florrie Forde

Florrie Forde

an unknown artist

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