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Valerie Kirk

Born: 1957, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Works: Canberra

Alfie Barker (right view)

Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019

Callan Bradley Hales (left and right view), 2018

Ella B Rowe (right view)

Ruby (left view)

Ron and Valerie Taylor, n.d.

Gift of Valerie Taylor and Ron Taylor AM 2006

Contributing artists

Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.

Shea Kirk

I see everyone as being really special, amazing people and it is such a privilege to have the opportunity to work so closely and develop that relationship of trust and openness.

Shea Kirk

So this portrait here is part of a much larger series I've been shooting off and on for a number of years now.

The Unbreakable, 2018

Art Handlers' Award 2020

The Art Handlers' Award for 2020 went to Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019 by Shea Kirk.

So Fine

This exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history, enriching the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.

The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize

Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.