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Mr Sidney Myer AM appointed inaugural President of the National Portrait Gallery’s Foundation

12 March 2015
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Dr Helen Nugent AO, Chairman, National Portrait Gallery Board announced today the appointment of Mr Sidney Myer AM as the inaugural President of the newly established National Portrait Gallery Foundation.
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Sid Myer AM in front of Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown 1957 by Graham Sutherland. Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC, Tim Fairfax AC and the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2015.

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Chaired by Sid Myer AM, the National Portrait Gallery Foundation aims to grow a dynamic culture of giving such that donations and support may sustain ambitious Gallery projects into the future.
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Foundation members announced

18 May 2015
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The newly-established National Portrait Gallery Foundation met for its inaugural meeting last Friday 15 May in Canberra.
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Sid Myer AM in front of Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown 1957 by Graham Sutherland. Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC, Tim Fairfax AC and the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2015.

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Margaret Seares

Margaret Seares, 2018

by Cherry Hood
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Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Michelle Simmons

Michelle Simmons, 2018

by Selina Ou
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Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
What the tree saw: David Foster

What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018

by Jacqui Stockdale
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Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Tan Le

Tan Le, 2018

by John Tsiavis
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Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Chairman Sid Myer AM, Deputy Chair Hayley Baillie, Susan Armitage, Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, Patrick Corrigan AM, Tim Fairfax AC, John Liangis, Sam Meers AO, Elizabeth Pakchung and Nigel Satterley AM.

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Chairman Sid Myer AM, Deputy Chair Hayley Baillie, Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, Patrick Corrigan AM, Tim Fairfax AC, Sam Meers AO, John Liangis, Nigel Satterley AM, Susan Armitage and Elizabeth Pakchung.
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The Seekers, John Farnham and Lee Kernaghan
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