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Bruno and Batman, 2010
by Andrew Cowen
Image
Matthew Martin, 2013
by Andrew Cowen
Image
Sir Zelman Cowen, 1982
Andrew Sibley
Portrait, pencil, brush and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC DCL
Biography
The Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC DCL (1919-2011), academic, writer and former Governor-General, was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne before serving in the navy in the Second World War.
3 portraits in the collection
Zelman Cowen, c. 1977
Ray Crooke AM
Portrait, pencil and oil on canvas laid on chipboard
Gift of David Crooke 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Sir Zelman Cowen, 2000
Wes Walters
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Marc Besen AO and Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE 2000
Brook Andrew
Biography
Wiradjuri artist Brook Andrew (b. 1970) studied art at the University of Western Sydney and the University of New South Wales.
2 portraits in the collection
Andrew Daly
Biography
Andrew Daly (b. 1964) is a Perth-based artist who completed studies in fine art at Curtin University.
4 portraits in the collection
Andrew Steiner OAM
Biography
Holocaust survivor, sculptor and human rights advocate Andrew Steiner OAM (b.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection in focus: Brook Andrew
Previous exhibition, 2017
Experience the artistic clout of Brook Andrew’s portraits of Marcia Langton AM and Anthony Mundine.
Andrew Gaze AM
Biography
Andrew Gaze (b. 1965), basketballer and coach, was born into a prominent basketballing family.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Maccoll
Biography
Andrew Maccoll (b. 1978) is a photographer and creative director. Born into an artistic family (his father is a press photographer and his mother a documentary producer) he worked as a darkroom printing assistant while studying for his degree in Visual Arts in Photography at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
3 portraits in the collection
Andrew Quilty
Biography
Andrew Quilty left school after completing Year 10 in 1999, and went to study photography at TAFE, graduating in 2004.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Bonneau
Biography
Tasmanian-born Andrew Bonneau (b. 1981) lives and works in Cairns, Queensland.
2 portraits in the collection
Andrew Sibley
Biography
Andrew Sibley (1933–2015), painter and teacher, is known for his figurative paintings, landscapes and abstract works.
20 portraits in the collection
Andrew Mezei
Biography
Andrew Mezei (b. 1963), artist, was born to Hungarian refugee parents in Melbourne and grew up in their leather-goods workshop, observing their adherence to a tradition of fine European craftsmanship.
1 portrait in the collection