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Cate Blanchett AC
Biography
Cate Blanchett AC (b. 1969), actor and humanitarian, graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992, joined the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and soon received the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle award for Best Newcomer for Kafka Dances (1993).
4 portraits in the collection
Cate Blanchett, 1998
Sage
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, poly toned on paper
Gift of the artist 1999
Cate Blanchett, 2002 (printed 2004)
Karin Catt
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Portrait of Cate Blanchett, 2008
David Rosetzky
Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 9 minutes, 56 seconds
Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2008
The transparent mask
Magazine article by Karen Vickery, 2015
Cate Blanchett and the art of acting in Rosetzky’s digital portrait.
Portrait of Cate Blanchett
by David Rosetzky
Portrait story
David Rosetzky and Cate Blanchett talk about the creation of their video portrait.
Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo, 1994
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2004
Being Cate
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009
A moving portrait of Cate Blanchett unfolds as an inspired pairing of medium and subject.
Cate Campbell OAM
Biography
Sisters Bronte Campbell (b. 1994) and Cate Campbell (b. 1992), champion swimmers, were born in Malawi to South African parents, and took up competitive swimming after the family settled in Brisbane in 2001.
1 portrait in the collection
A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell, 2021
Tish Linehan
Portrait, ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper
Purchased 2022
Portrait 31
March - May 2009
Magazine
This issue features the new National Portrait Gallery building, James Cook and John Banks, Cate Blanchett, Irina Baranova, Annette Kellerman, Shepard Fairey and more.
Richard Roxburgh
Biography
Richard Roxburgh (b. 1962), actor, completed an economics degree at the Australian National University before gaining a place at NIDA on his second attempt.
2 portraits in the collection
Geoffrey Rush
Biography
Geoffrey Rush (b.1951) actor; born in Toowoomba; was awarded Best Actor Academy Award in 1998 for his portrayal of the emotionally damaged pianist in Shine; was rocketed from respected, though obscure, Australian stage actor to international film star.
1 portrait in the collection
A new beginning, 2019
Dagmar Cyrulla
Image
Bronte Campbell OAM
Biography
Sisters Bronte Campbell (b. 1994) and Cate Campbell (b. 1992), champion swimmers, were born in Malawi to South African parents, and took up competitive swimming after the family settled in Brisbane in 2001.
1 portrait in the collection
WHO ARE YOU
Australian portraiture
Previous exhibition, 2022
Featuring 130 works across painting, film, photography, screen printing, sculpture, and then some – it explores our inner worlds, outer selves, intimacy, isolation, celebrity and more.