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Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC DCL
Biography
The Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC DCL (1919-2011), academic, writer and former Governor-General, was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne before serving in the navy in the Second World War.
3 portraits in the collection
Brook Andrew
Biography
Wiradjuri artist Brook Andrew (b. 1970) studied art at the University of Western Sydney and the University of New South Wales.
2 portraits in the collection
Andrew Daly
Biography
Andrew Daly (b. 1964) is a Perth-based artist who completed studies in fine art at Curtin University.
4 portraits in the collection
Andrew Steiner OAM
Biography
Holocaust survivor, sculptor and human rights advocate Andrew Steiner OAM (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Gaze AM
Biography
Andrew Gaze (b. 1965), basketballer and coach, was born into a prominent basketballing family.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Maccoll
Biography
Andrew Maccoll (b. 1978) is a photographer and creative director. Born into an artistic family (his father is a press photographer and his mother a documentary producer) he worked as a darkroom printing assistant while studying for his degree in Visual Arts in Photography at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
3 portraits in the collection
Andrew Quilty
Biography
Andrew Quilty left school after completing Year 10 in 1999, and went to study photography at TAFE, graduating in 2004.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Bonneau
Biography
Tasmanian-born Andrew Bonneau (b. 1981) lives and works in Cairns, Queensland.
2 portraits in the collection
Andrew Sibley
Biography
Andrew Sibley (1933–2015), painter and teacher, is known for his figurative paintings, landscapes and abstract works.
20 portraits in the collection
Andrew Mezei
Biography
Andrew Mezei (b. 1963), artist, was born to Hungarian refugee parents in Melbourne and grew up in their leather-goods workshop, observing their adherence to a tradition of fine European craftsmanship.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Charlton
Biography
Andrew 'Boy' Charlton (1907-1975) was a keen surfer throughout his youth.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Sayers AM
Biography
Andrew Sayers AM (1957–2015) was inaugural Director of the National Portrait Gallery.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Mitchell Ramsay
Biography
Andrew Mitchell Ramsay (1809-1869), clergyman, was Melbourne's first Presbyterian minister.
1 portrait in the collection
John Dowie AM
Biography
John Dowie AM (1915–2008), artist and teacher, is best known for his public sculptures held in most Australian capital cities.
1 portrait in the collection
Wes Walters
Biography
Wes Walters (1928-2014), painter, studied architecture in Geelong and art at the Ballarat School of Mines before embarking on a successful career as a freelance commercial artist in 1950.
3 portraits in the collection
Joy Warren
Biography
Joy Warren OAM (1922-2015), gallerist, was the owner-director of Canberra’s Solander Gallery from 1974.
1 portrait in the collection