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Rick Amor
The crime writer Shane Maloney, 2004
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Shane Maloney and Rick Amor
'Big canvas, small head'
Portrait story
Artist Rick Amor and author Shane Maloney relate divergent experiences of the creation of Shane's portrait.
Shane Maloney
Biography
Shane Maloney (b. 1953) is the creator of the popular 'Murray Whelan' series of six crime novels, beginning with Stiff (1994) and The Brush-Off (1996) and currently ending at Sucked In (2007).
1 portrait in the collection
Max Dupain OBE
Ted Maloney, 1955
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003
Noel McKenna
Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Robin Sellick
Shane Warne, 2006
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2006
Ern McQuillan OAM
Shane Dye, 1994 (printed 2009)
Portrait, pigment photographic print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
The National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
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Gary Ede
Trent Nathan and Shane Barr, 1995 (printed 2018)
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018
Shane Gould
'Swimming is in my bones'
Portrait story
Shane Gould, Australian champion and Olympic gold medallist talks about her passion for swimming.
Shane Gould
Biography
Born the year that Dawn Fraser won her first Olympic Gold medal, Shane Gould (b.1956) in her very brief international career, became one of the world’s greatest female swimmers.
Shane Dye
Biography
Shane Dye (b. 1966), jockey, was born in Matamata, New Zealand, and served his apprenticeship in New Zealand before coming to Australia in 1985.
2 portraits in the collection
Shane Warne AO
Biography
Shane Warne AO (1969–2022) is the most successful wicket taker in Australia's Test history.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Maccoll
Mick Molloy, 2009
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2009
Clifton Pugh AO
Clyde Cameron, 1974
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Clyde Cameron 2012
Rick Amor
Sketch of Clifton Pugh painting John Perceval, 1985
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016