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Dorland Bray and Deborah Conway, Do-Re-Mi. Sydney c.1985
Stuart Spence
Image
Jim Conway
Biography
Jim Conway, harmonica player, composer and music producer, grew up in Melbourne and attended Camberwell High School before beginning his career with the frenetic jug outfit, the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, in the 1970s.
1 portrait in the collection
Jill Ker Conway AC
Biography
Jill Ker Conway AC (1934-2018), academic, writer and company director, was born in Hillston in western New South Wales and spent her early years on her father's sheep station, Coorain, which was so isolated that she was seven years old before she saw another girl.
1 portrait in the collection
Jim Conway, 2006
Greg Warburton
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on paper laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
William Robertson junior, c. 1857
Conway Hart
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Jill Ker Conway, 1987
Sarah Belchetz-Swenson
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 2001
Deborah Paauwe
Biography
Deborah Paauwe (b. 1972), photographer, was born in the USA and came to Adelaide in 1985 after a childhood spent travelling around the world with her missionary parents.
1 portrait in the collection
Deborah Mailman AM
Biography
Deborah Mailman AM (b. 1972), Bidjara and Māori (Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa) actor and singer, is the daughter of Maori and Aboriginal parents who met when her father was touring on the rodeo circuit.
1 portrait in the collection
Justin Shoulder
Deborah Kelly
Image
On the road again
Magazine article by Dr Deborah Hill, 2017
Deborah Hill talks figures with character, as the National Portrait Gallery touring exhibitions program welcomes its millionth visitor.
Deborah Mailman by Evert Ploeg
Portrait story
An interview with artist Evert Ploeg about his portrait of the Australian actor Deborah Mailman.
Deborah Mailman, 1999
Evert Ploeg
Portrait, oil on jute
Purchased 2000
Lady Deborah Vernon Hackett
Biography
Lady Deborah Vernon Hackett (1887–1965) was a mining company director and philanthropist.
1 portrait in the collection
The Secret Life of Deb
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2003
Australian actress Deborah Mailman is the subject of a unique portrait by Evert Ploeg.
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett, c. 1905
Florence Ada Fuller
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2005
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008
Deborah Paauwe
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008