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Marcia Ella
Biography
Marcia Ella (b. 1963) was the first Indigenous woman to play international netball for Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Marcia Ella, 2006
Sahlan Hayes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on resin-coated paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Mark Ella AM
Biography
Mark Ella AM (b. 1959) was one of four Australians named amongst the eleven inaugural ‘legends’ of the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame in 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Ella
Biography
Gary Ella (b. 1960) is a Yuin and Bidjigal man who grew up in La Perouse with eleven siblings.
1 portrait in the collection
King Kamanda, 2015
by Ella Rubeli
Image
Mark Ella, 2015
Nikki Toole
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2015
Gary Ella, c. 2000
Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Gallery unveils Portrait of Mark Ella
12 May 2016
Archived media releases 2016
Last night in Sydney, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Australian sporting legend Mark Ella AM.
Marcia Hines
Biography
Marcia Hines (b. 1953) sang in church choirs while growing up in Boston, Massachusetts and had her first solo singing engagement at the age of seven.
1 portrait in the collection
Professor Marcia Langton AO
Biography
Professor Marcia Langton AO (b. 1951), anthropologist, geographer and academic, is a descendant of the Yiman and Bidjara nations of Queensland.
3 portraits in the collection
Marcia Langton
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2011
Marcia Hines, c. 1981
Lewis Morley
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Marcia Langton, 1982
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2004
Marcia Langton, 2013
Juno Gemes
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2015
Powerful energy
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010
Dr Christopher Chapman explores the symbolism in the portrait commission of Marcia Langton by Brook Andrew.
Marcia Langton, Brook Andrew and Trent Walter
'A big idea'
Portrait story
Professor Marcia Langton, artist Brook Andrew and printer Trent Walter discuss the creation of Marcia's portrait.