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Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
'Weaving the Dame'
Portrait story
An interview with Victorian Tapestry Workshop artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett.
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2000
Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight
Portrait, warp: cotton No.12 seinetwine; weft: wool and cotton
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2000
Dr Christopher Chapman
Biography
After almost 12 years, Dr Christopher Chapman departed as Senior Curator in 2019.
Christopher Morris
Biography
Christopher Morris studied photography at Griffith University in Brisbane in the mid 1990s, during which he photographed many of the leading names in contemporary music including U2, Oasis, Pearl Jam, The Sex Pistols and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
1 portrait in the collection
Christopher Brennan
Biography
Christopher Brennan (1870–1932), poet, was born to Irish parents in Sydney.
2 portraits in the collection
Mum, 2011
by Christopher Pearce
Image
Melanie and sighthounds, 2016
by Christopher Pearce
Image
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019
Previous exhibition, 2019
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.
Three ways to look at a photograph
NPPP 2019 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2019 Prize.
NPPP 2010 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2010 Prize.
Coming into being
NPPP 2018 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2018 Prize.
NPPP 2009 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2009 Prize.
Swimming every day
NPPP 2015 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2015 Prize.
City boys
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2016
Christopher Chapman immerses himself in Larry Clark’s field of vision.
Apollo's breath
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2016
Christopher Chapman delights in the intimacy of Robert Mapplethorpe's photography
Boyd to man
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2016
Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.