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Michael Desmond
Biography
Michael Desmond worked at the National Portrait Gallery first as Senior Curator from 2006 to 2011 then as Deputy Director until 2012.
Michael Riley
Biography
Michael Riley (1960–2004), a Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi photographer, filmmaker and video-artist, was one of Australia's most influential Aboriginal contemporary artists.
15 portraits in the collection
Michael Hutchence
Biography
Michael Hutchence (1969-1997) lead singer of the rock band INXS was widely recognised as a charismatic live performer.
2 portraits in the collection
Michael Anderson
Biography
Michael Anderson, sheep farmer and Aboriginal land rights activist, was born in Brewarrina, NSW.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Meszaros
Biography
Michael Meszaros has worked full-time as a sculptor for thirty years.
5 portraits in the collection
Michael Chaney AO
Biography
Michael Chaney AO (b. 1950), corporate leader, is Chairman of the National Australia Bank.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Klim
Biography
Michael Klim (b. 1977) rose to superstar status in Australian swimming in 1998 by winning seven medals in seven events at the World Swimming Championships in Perth.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Leunig
Biography
Cartoonist, poet and writer Michael Leunig (1945–2024), referred to as ‘Leunig’, was a regular contributor to The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald for 55 years.
3 portraits in the collection
Michael Boddy
Biography
Michael Boddy (1934–2014), writer and actor, was born in England and educated at Cambridge before arriving in Australia as a 'ten quid migrant' in 1960.
2 portraits in the collection
Michael Zavros
Biography
Michael Zavros (b. 1974) graduated from Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1996.
2 portraits in the collection
Michael Peck
Biography
Michael Peck, artist and academic, was born in Melbourne in 1977; he was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Art (honours) (Painting) from Monash University and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions since 1998.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Milton OAM
Biography
Michael Milton OAM (b. 1973), Paralympic skier, cyclist and triathlete, is Australia's most decorated Winter Paralympian.
1 portrait in the collection
Michael Scanlan
Biography
A police party comprising Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Lonigan, Scanlan and McIntyre was dispatched to capture the Kelly gang in 1878.
1 portrait in the collection
Archbishop Michael Kelly
Biography
Michael Kelly (1850-1940), Roman Catholic archbishop, was born and educated in Ireland before proceeding to the Irish College in Rome.
1 portrait in the collection
The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG
Biography
The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG (b. 1939) was a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009.
16 portraits in the collection
George Michael Prendergast
Biography
George Michael Prendergast (1854-1937), printer and premier, was born to an Irish goldminer and his wife and was apprenticed to the printer of the Pleasant Creek News in 1868.
1 portrait in the collection