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Naomi Watts
Biography
Naomi Watts (b. 1968), actress, was born in England and came to Australia from Wales at the age of fourteen.
1 portrait in the collection
John Dowie AM
Biography
John Dowie AM (1915–2008), artist and teacher, is best known for his public sculptures held in most Australian capital cities.
1 portrait in the collection
Eva Besen AO
Biography
Eva Besen AO (1928–2021), philanthropist and arts benefactor, founded the Besen Family Foundation with her husband Marc Besen AC.
1 portrait in the collection
Marc Besen AC
Biography
Marcus (Marc) Besen AC (1923–2023), philanthropist and arts benefactor, founded the Besen Family Foundation with his wife Eva Besen AO.
1 portrait in the collection
Judith Pungarta Inkamala
Biography
Judith Pungarta Inkamala (b. 1947), senior potter, is an Arrernte woman who was born in Hermannsburg, 130 km west of Alice Springs.
3 portraits in the collection
Hermannsburg Potters
Biography
The Hermannsburg Potters are a collective of highly respected senior women artists of the Western Arrarnta (Arrernte) community.
1 portrait in the collection
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Biography
The Australian Tapestry Workshop (formerly the Victorian Tapestry Workshop) was established in 1976, following two years of planning and research on the part of its founding patrons, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Lady Joyce Delacombe.
2 portraits in the collection