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Creature from the Black Platoon starring Gary Foley 2011
Creature from the Black Platoon starring Gary Foley 2011
Creature from the Black Platoon starring Gary Foley 2011
TextaQueen

Creature from the Black Platoon starring Gary Foley 2011, 2011

Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper

Purchased 2011

Gary Foley, Invasion Day - We Have Survived
Gary Foley, Invasion Day - We Have Survived
Gary Foley, Invasion Day - We Have Survived
Juno Gemes

Gary Foley, Invasion Day - We Have Survived, 1988

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Creature from the Black Platoon starring Gary Foley 2011

Gary Foley

Biography

Gary Foley (b. 1950) is a Gumbainggir activist, actor, historian, curator and academic.

2 portraits in the collection

Sir Noel Foley
Sir Noel Foley
Sir Noel Foley
Brian Dunlop

Sir Noel Foley, c. 1985-1990

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lady Foley 2015

Fiona Foley in her studio at Hervey Bay
Fiona Foley in her studio at Hervey Bay
Fiona Foley in her studio at Hervey Bay
Juno Gemes

Fiona Foley in her studio at Hervey Bay, 1994

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
Juno Gemes

After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais), 1994

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Gary Ella
Gary Ella
Gary Ella
Penny Tweedie

Gary Ella, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Gary Catalano
Gary Catalano
Gary Catalano
Rick Amor

Gary Catalano, 1994

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Gary Catalano
Gary Catalano
Gary Catalano
Rick Amor

Gary Catalano, 1994

Portrait, pencil and watercolour on yellow paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Gary Catalano 2, 1980
Gary Catalano 2, 1980
Gary Catalano 2, 1980
Robert Rooney

Gary Catalano 2, 1980, 1980 (printed 2012)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Gary Ede

Bob Hawke, 1987 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Harold Thornton
Harold Thornton
Harold Thornton
Gary Ede

Harold Thornton, 1977 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith
Gary Ede

Tommy Smith, 1986 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2018

Trent Nathan and Shane Barr
Trent Nathan and Shane Barr
Trent Nathan and Shane Barr
Gary Ede

Trent Nathan and Shane Barr, 1995 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Bruce Tyrrell
Bruce Tyrrell
Bruce Tyrrell
Gary Ede

Bruce Tyrrell, 1986 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Yahoo Serious
Yahoo Serious
Yahoo Serious
Gary Ede

Yahoo Serious, 1989 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams in memory of Peta Brownbrooke-Benjamins 2018

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