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Betty Bryant, c. 1939

The life of Bryant

Magazine article by Tenille Hands, 2018

Tenille Hands explores a portrait prize gifted to the National Screen and Sound Archive.
Julie Mostyn, Flaming Hands, The Cronulla Workers' Club, Sydney, c. 1981 Stuart Spence

Julie Mostyn, Flaming Hands, The Cronulla Workers' Club, Sydney, c. 1981

Stuart Spence
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Nyangatja Ngayuku Mara (These are my hands), 2023 Rhett Hammerton

Nyangatja Ngayuku Mara (These are my hands)

Rhett Hammerton
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Dame Mabel Brookes

The hands have it

Magazine article by Angus Trumble, 2016

Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.
David Gulpilil's Hands
David Gulpilil's Hands
David Gulpilil's Hands

David Gulpilil's Hands, 2004

Ross Honeysett
Portrait, photographic print from film on paper

Gift of the artist 2021

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

The hand of Captain Cook

Google Arts and Culture
Learning resources

Take a close look at a portrait with a hidden message in its hands. For Year 7 – 9 students.
The Mask of Barry Humphries
The Mask of Barry Humphries
The Mask of Barry Humphries

The Mask of Barry Humphries, c. 1972

Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on composition board

Gift of Marlene McCarthy 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sixteen, 2010 by Janet Tavener

Sixteen, 2010

by Janet Tavener
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Marcia Langton

Brook Andrew

In their own words
In their own words

Recorded 2011
The night watcher, 2015 by Annette Ruzicka

The night watcher, 2015

by Annette Ruzicka
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The gift, 2010 by Charlotte Julien

The gift, 2010

by Charlotte Julien
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My Olivia, 2017 by Filomena Rizzo

My Olivia, 2017

by Filomena Rizzo
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Jenny Sages - artist, 2012 by Gary Grealy

Jenny Sages - artist, 2012

by Gary Grealy
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1967, 2019 Dave Laslett

1967, 2019

Dave Laslett
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Behind your eyes, between your ears

Brainwave interactive artwork by George Khut
Previous exhibition, 2016

As the subject changes the quality of their attention and mental focus, the portrait transforms, both appearance and sound.
Self-portrait with flowers (presumed native), 2015 by Liam James

Self-portrait with flowers (presumed native), 2015

by Liam James
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