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Mark Loane
Biography
Mark Loane AM (b.1954), eye surgeon and former rugby international, made his debut for the Wallabies against Tonga at the age of 18 when he was a second year medical student at the University of Queensland.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Loane
'The small space we are given'
Portrait story
Ophthalmic surgeon and former Wallabies Captain, Mark Loane, discusses his sporting and professional career.
Mark Loane, 2016
Joachim Froese
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2016
An active and contemplative life
About Face article
From Cicero through St. Augustine and Coluccio Salutati right up to the present day, we have regularly weighed the significance, respective merits and competing priorities of the “active” versus the “contemplative” life. Can they coexist?
12 Untitled Self Portraits (Set 3), 1990
Mike Parr, John Loane
Portrait, drypoint on 12 sheets of paper, unique state prints on paper
Gift of Sara Kelly 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Mark Strizic
Biography
Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950.
12 portraits in the collection
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
Mark Lang
Biography
Mark Lang has worked as a photographer for twenty-five years and specialises in large format panoramic photographs of Australian landscapes.
2 portraits in the collection
Mark Mohell
Biography
Mark Mohell has been Image Services Manager at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra since 2010.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Tedeschi
Biography
Mark Tedeschi KC, the New South Wales Crown Prosecutor, has had twelve solo photographic exhibitions and has participated in over 20 joint exhibitions in Australia, Italy, France and the USA.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Mark Sheldon
Biography
Sir Mark Sheldon (1871-1956), businessman, was the Chairman of the first Repatriation Board of NSW.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Webber AO
Biography
Mark Webber AO (b. 1976) was born in Queanbeyan, NSW, and after early success in karting moved up through the ranks of Australian and European motor racing.
2 portraits in the collection
Mark Kimber
Biography
Mark Kimber grew up in Adelaide and gained his BA in Fine Arts at the South Australian School of Art in 1981.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Taylor AO
Biography
Mark Taylor AO (b. 1964) was captain of the Australian cricket team from 1994 until his retirement from Test cricket in 1999.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Seymour
Biography
Mark Seymour, singer/songwriter, was the lead singer of Australian band Hunters and Collectors before launching his successful solo career in 1998.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Mark Oliphant AC KBE
Biography
Sir Mark Oliphant AC KBE (1901-2000), physicist, was a pioneer in the development of radar and a member of the international teams that effected the artificial disintegration of the atomic nucleus.
4 portraits in the collection