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Raphael and his children, 2013 by Ferne Millen

Raphael and his children, 2013

by Ferne Millen

Fiona Stanley

Fiona Stanley AC

Fiona Stanley AC (b. 1946), paediatric epidemiologist, is a passionate advocate for children and young people.

2 portraits in the collection

Coji and Owen

Duane Ahchoo

Duane Ahchoo (b.c. 1983) is a Bardi man from One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula.

1 portrait in the collection

Hana, Bobby and Mica in the lounge room, 2020 Lisa Sorgini

Hana, Bobby and Mica in the lounge room

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Dr G Yunupingu

Magazine article, 2017

Dr G Yunupingu (1970-2017), a man of the Gumatj clan of north-east Arnhem Land, learned to play guitar, keyboard, drums and didgeridoo as a child.

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey, 1957

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2021

Fostin outside his mum's, Kings Park, Melbourne, 2015 by Nicola Dracoulis

Fostin outside his mum's, Kings Park, Melbourne, 2015

by Nicola Dracoulis

Sir John Eccles

Sir John Eccles

Sir John Eccles

Sir John Eccles, 1959

Portrait, pastel on paper

Gift of an anonymous donor 2007

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Valentin Shkolny

Valentin Shkolny grew up in his native Ukraine, where he began painting as a child and took his first photograph - of his mother - when he was 12.

1 portrait in the collection

Farewell My Son, 2011 by Dale Neill

Farewell My Son, 2011

Melodrama...

Percy Lindsay

Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), artist, was the eldest child of Robert and Jane Lindsay, born, as were his nine siblings, in Creswick, Victoria.

4 portraits in the collection

H.M. King George V at his desk

King George V

George Frederick Ernest Albert, The Duke of Cornwall and York and later King George V (1865-1936), was the son of Edward VII, the man for whom the Edwardian era was named.

4 portraits in the collection

Duchess of Cornwall and York (later Queen Mary)

Queen Mary

George Frederick Ernest Albert, The Duke of Cornwall and York and later King George V (1865-1936), was the son of Edward VII, the man for whom the Edwardian era was named.

3 portraits in the collection

Rev. Fred Nile, Festival of Light, Sydney

Fred Nile MLC

The Rev. Fred Nile MLC (b. 1934) Leader of the Christian Democratic Party was born and raised in King's Cross, Sydney.

1 portrait in the collection

Dee Tang and Desmond Sweeney, 2021 Elizabeth Looker

Dee Tang and Desmond Sweeney

Elizabeth Looker

Naomi Watts

In Sync

Magazine article by Peter Brew-Bevan, 2004

Peter Brew-Bevan discusses two experiences where his plans for his portraits produced surprising results.

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