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Jude Rae
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Jude Rae
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Jude Rae
Study for portrait of Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Jude Rae
The fortepianist - portrait of Dr Geoffrey Lancaster, 2011
Portrait, oil on linen
Gift of Dr Andrew Lu OAM 2013 . Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jude Rae
Terry Snow and China, 2017
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick & Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Dino Nikias & Dimitra Nikias, Jim Windeyer, Claudia Hyles OAM, Sotiria Liangis AM & John Liangis, The Hon Mary Finn, Bill Farmer AO & Elaine Farmer, Tim Efkarpidis, Bob Nattey & Charlotte Nattey, Jennifer Bott AO, Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle & Heather Whittle 2017
Jude Rae
Viv at work - Portrait of Vivienne Binns OAM, 2006
Portrait, oil on linen
Gift of Vivienne Binns. Donated through the Australian Cultural Gifts Program 2026
Jude Rae
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Mr Anthony Adair and Ms Karen MacLeod 2007
Jude Rae
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Jude Rae’s high reputation rests on her austere, cerebral still lifes of gas canisters, electric jugs and jars, which she groups and rearranges for paintings that catch their difficult curves and reflections. Her self-portrait’s likewise thoughtfully composed.
Inspiration + Realisation: Jude Rae
Magazine article by Justin Paton, 2006
Justin Paton explores the latest exhibition of Jude Rae's portrait paintings.
Jude Rae
Biography
Jude Rae was born and raised in Sydney and attended the Julian Ashton Art School as a secondary student in the 1970s.
7 portraits in the collection
Rick Amor
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2002
Karin Catt
Rachel Griffiths, 2002 (printed 2004)
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
The highest honour
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007
Bringing eminent scientist Frank Fenner and artist Jude Rae together for the National Portrait Gallery commission was like matchmaking.
Hired guns, bounty hunters and horse whisperers
Magazine article by Jude Rae, 2016
Jude Rae contemplates the portrait commission.
Observation point
Magazine article by Jude Rae, 2015
Portraits take many forms, from official statements of power and status to deeply personal testaments of affection and insight.
Professor Frank Fenner
'A White Shirt'
Portrait story
An interview with Professor Frank Fenner who describes his life and the creation of his portrait.