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Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AO and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018.
Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018
Love versus the law
With author and media identity Peter FitzSimons.
The works I chose are Quong Tart by Pamela See, and Monga Khan by Peter Drew.
The photograph was a brief, candid moment, which unfolded into a portrait. Peter and I were in Silverton, NSW, chatting as our students explored the town. The weak afternoon light suddenly became dramatic and defined, so I asked Peter if I could take his portrait.
The eight photographers represent diverse styles, specialities and career paths. Abigail Varney, Peter Brew-Bevan, Martin Philbey, John Tsiavis, Michelle Day, Julian Kingma, and Giovanni Lovisetto.
Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister AM will join the Portrait Gallery’s national collection in a newly-commissioned portrait taken by illustrious Australian photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan.
In Western religious art a Pietà, also called a ‘lamentation’, is an image of the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ.