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Angela Brennan
Biography
Angela Brennan (b. 1960) is a highly regarded contemporary Australian painter and ceramicist.
1 portrait in the collection
Angela Brennan
Portrait of Louise Forthun in front of a Stephen Bram, 1992
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Dora Toovey
Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the "Christopher Brennan Cycle", 1945
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Anne and Brennan Keats 2009
Annie May Moore
Christopher Brennan, 1927
Portrait, carbon print on paper
Purchased 2014
Brent Harris
Full-size preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield, 2001
Portrait, gouache on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Brent Harris
Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No.1, 2001
Portrait, coloured pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Brent Harris
Preparatory study for the portrait of Leo Schofield No. 2, 2001
Portrait, coloured pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Angela Nevill, Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd, in memory of William Keating 2001
Nigel Brennan
Saint Catherine (Catherine Hamlin), 2006
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2008
Hossein Valamanesh, Angela Valamanesh
On Reflection, 2004
Portrait, digital rendering Catherine Buddle; inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004
Angela Tiatia
The Matildas, 2025
Portrait, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 23 minutes
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2025
Nigel Brennan
Biography
Nigel Brennan studied photography at Griffith University and works primarily in photo-documentary.
1 portrait in the collection
Christopher Brennan
Biography
Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), poet, was born to Irish parents in Sydney.
2 portraits in the collection
Angela Valamanesh
Biography
Angela Valamanesh graduated from the South Australian School of Art with a Diploma of Design (ceramics) in 1977 and became a tenant potter at Adelaide's Jam Factory.
1 portrait in the collection
Geoffrey Dyer
"Poet of the Hawkesbury" Robert Adamson, 2012
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2013. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jacqueline Mitelman
Fay Zwicky, c. 1981 (printed 2018)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2018
Anne Ferran
Soft cap #4, 1995
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Cultural Gifts Program.