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Colin Wills
Biography
Colin Wills (1906–1965), journalist and author, was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and grew up in Sydney.
1 portrait in the collection
Colin Preece
Biography
Colin Preece (1903-1979), winemaker, graduated dux from Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1923 planning to manage the family flour mill.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Colin Syme AK
Biography
Sir Colin Syme AK (1903-1986) was chairman of BHP from 1952 to1971. Born in Perth, he attended Scotch College in Claremont, the universities of Perth and Melbourne and the University of New South Wales before becoming a solicitor in the Melbourne firm of Hedderwick, Fookes and Alston in 1923.
1 portrait in the collection
Colin Lanceley
Biography
Colin Lanceley (b. 1938), painter, printmaker and sculptor, arrived in Australia from New Zealand as a baby.
2 portraits in the collection
Colin Friels
Biography
Colin Friels (b. 1952) arrived in Australia as an adolescent with his Scottish parents, both blue-collar workers.
1 portrait in the collection
Jan Senbergs AM
Biography
Jan Senbergs AM (1939-2024) came to Australia from Latvia in 1950. He studied at the Melbourne School of Printing and Graphic Arts, where he was influenced by Leonard French.
2 portraits in the collection
David Simpson
Biography
David Simpson, photographer, is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, his subjects including HM Queen Elizabeth II, Don Bradman, David Gulpilil and Sir Mark and Lady Oliphant.
1 portrait in the collection
Stuart Campbell
Biography
Stuart Campbell, born in Ballarat, became interested in photography as a student at Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne.
10 portraits in the collection
Frederick Woodhouse
Biography
Frederick Woodhouse Senior, painter, lithographer and engraver, arrived in Melbourne in 1858 in the Parsee to establish himself as a horse portraitist.
1 portrait in the collection
Robert Klippel AO
Biography
Robert Klippel AO (1920–2001) is considered by some to be the most significant sculptor Australia has yet produced.
5 portraits in the collection
Shirley Purdie
Biography
Shirley Purdie (b. 1947) is a senior Gija artist at the Warmun Art Centre who has been painting for more than twenty years.
1 portrait in the collection
Mike Brown
Biography
Mike Brown (1938-1997) artist, was a participant (with Ross Crothall and Colin Lanceley) in the 1962 Annandale Imitation Realists exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and Design, Melbourne.
1 portrait in the collection
Alfred Simpson
Biography
Alfred Simpson (1805–1891), manufacturer, started his professional life as a tinsmith in his native London and also worked as a hatter before financial difficulties caused him to emigrate to Australia in 1849.
1 portrait in the collection
Maggie Beer AO
Biography
Maggie Beer AO (b. 1945) is a cook, restaurateur, businesswoman and media personality.
1 portrait in the collection
Col Joye AM
Biography
Col Joye AM (b.1938) (Colin Jacobsen), entertainer and impresario, was the first Australian pop performer to reach number 1 on the local charts.
1 portrait in the collection
Judy Davis
Biography
Judy Davis (b. 1955), actor, director and two-time Oscar nominee, has won many acting accolades, including eight AACTA awards, three Emmy awards, two BAFTAs and two Golden Globes.
3 portraits in the collection