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Christos Tsiolkas
Biography
Christos Tsiolkas (b. 1965) is a Melbourne-born writer of Greek descent, whose work deals uncompromisingly with sexuality, identity and politics.
2 portraits in the collection
Christos Tsiolkas
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2017
Christos Tsiolkas
'Learning to write saved my life'
Portrait story
Acclaimed Australian author, Christos Tsiolkas describes his childhood and how he came to write.
Christos Tsiolkas, 1998 (printed 2009)
John Tsiavis
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2009
Christos Tsiolkas, 1998 (printed 2009)
John Tsiavis
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2009
Intense identity
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009
Dr Chistopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian author Christos Tsiolkas taken by John Tsiavis.
Portrait 34
December 2009 - February 2010
Magazine
This issue features Australian cricketers, surfing legend Isabel Letham, Christos Tsiolkas, Bob Brown's portrait by Harold 'The Kangaroo' Thornton, James Angus, virtual portraits and more.
Alex Dimitriades
Biography
Alex Dimitriades (b. 1973), actor, grew up in Earlwood, Sydney, the son of first-generation Greek immigrants.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Alex Dimitriades, 2005
Michael Zavros
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
John Tsiavis
Biography
John Tsiavis (b. 1977) is a photographer working across portraiture, entertainment, editorial and advertising projects.
6 portraits in the collection
Emile Sherman
Biography
Emile Sherman (b. 1972), film producer, graduated from the University of New South Wales before beginning his career with a documentary about his great-great-uncle Chatzkel, a Lithuanian Jew who lived through both world wars and the Bolshevik revolution.
3 portraits in the collection
Paul Capsis, 2004
Esther Erlich
Portrait, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Gift of the artist 2017
Glamour vs grunge
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
Jacki Weaver, 2018
by John Tsiavis
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2018
Tan Le, 2018
by John Tsiavis
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Selfhood transcended
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders and Dr Christopher Chapman, 2018
Anne Sanders and Christopher Chapman bring passionate characterisation to Express Yourself, the Portrait Gallery collection exhibition celebrating iconoclastic Australians.