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Keith Urban

Keith Urban AO

Keith Urban (b. 1967) and his parents moved to Queensland from New Zealand when he was a small boy.

1 portrait in the collection

Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Keith Urban, 2007

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2011

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Portraits for Posterity

Previous exhibition, 2006

Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.

Norman Hetherington OAM (and friends)

Norman Hetherington OAM (and friends)

Norman Hetherington OAM (and friends)

Norman Hetherington OAM (and friends), 2008

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist, Kate Rae and Mosman Art Gallery with the encouragement of the Hetherington family 2015

Dennis Lillee

Dennis Lillee AM MBE

Dennis Lillee AM MBE (b. 1949), fast bowler, led Australia's cricketing attack through the 1970s.

1 portrait in the collection

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM, 2014

Portrait, oil on linen

Purchased with funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2015

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch)

The sculptor (George Lambert and Arthur Murch), c. 1929

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Paul Kelly, 1992 by Wendy McDougall

Paul Kelly and The Portraits

Previous exhibition, 2013

Aspects of singer songwriter Paul Kelly’s performance persona are communicated by portraits selected from a range of artists and leading music photographers in this focus exhibition.

Portrait of Jill Neville

Jill Neville

Jill Neville (1932–1997), writer and critic, grew up in Sydney and attended a Blue Mountains boarding school.

1 portrait in the collection

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM

Reg Richardson AM, charity fundraiser, grew up in Broken Hill, and left school at fifteen for an office job with the Zinc Corporation mine.

1 portrait in the collection

Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley

Mary Chomley, 1909

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AC 2021

Portrait of Troppo Architects, 2009 by David Lancashire

Troppo Architects

General content

The studios of Troppo Architects are located away from Australia’s major urban centres.

Andrew Gaze

Andrew Gaze AM

Andrew Gaze (b. 1965), basketballer and coach, was born into a prominent basketballing family.

1 portrait in the collection

Jeffrey Samuels, Boomalli workshop

Jeffrey Samuels

Jeffrey Samuels (b. 1956), a Ngiyampaa/Ngemba painter, illustrator, designer, mixed-media artist and printmaker, is one of the Stolen Generations and seeks to affirm his Aboriginal identity and cultural heritage through his work.

2 portraits in the collection

Robert, Lindy, Grant

Lindy Morrison

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 2021

Study for portrait of Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott AM

Peter Elliott AM (1927–2014) was an obstetrician, gynaecologist and gynaecological oncologist as well as a significant art collector and patron.

6 portraits in the collection

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