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Observation point
Magazine article by Laith McGregor, 2013
Laith McGregor's fascination with the human form stems from an imaginary childhood friend.
Carol McGregor
Contributing artists
Born: 1961, Hastings, New Zealand
Works: Brisbane
Contributing artists
General content
Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
Someone to watch over you
Magazine article by Carrie Kibbler, 2013
Carrie Kibbler looks at how portraiture fits into the Australian Artbank Collection.
Lisa McCune
Biography
Lisa McCune (b. 1971) actor, made her stage debut at fifteen in a production of The Wizard of Oz in Perth.
1 portrait in the collection
Lisa McCune, 2000 (printed 2012)
Rob Tuckwell
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Three Dimensional
Magazine article by Kate Gollings, 2004
Kate Gollings describes an encounter between three generations of Australian photographers; David Moore, Max Dupain and John Gollings.
Leanne Benjamin AM OBE
Biography
Leanne Benjamin AM OBE (b. 1964) was Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet between 1993 and 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
So Fine
Contemporary women artists make Australian history
Previous exhibition, 2018
This exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history, enriching the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.
So Fine
17 May 2018
Archived media releases 2018
The National Portrait Gallery is pleased to announce its winter exhibition is So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. It will open to the public from 29 June 2018.
So Fine
28 June 2018
Archived media releases 2018
Ten women artists explore the possibilities of portraiture as a contemporary art form; and reinterpret and reimagine Australian history in the Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history.
Forum participants
General content
Biographies of participants in the Writing lives, revealing lives forum.