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Girl with Dillybag full of Bushfood, 2022
Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers
Purchased 2023
Me I am Artist, 2022
Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers
Purchased 2023
Arkutja (woman), 2022
Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Portrait, soft sculpture made with recycled woollen blankets, bush dye, wool, cotton, feathers
Purchased 2023
Marlene Rubuntja
Biography
Born in Alice Springs, Arrernte/Western Arrarnta woman Marlene Panankga Rubunjta (b.
3 portraits in the collection
Wenten Rubuntja AM
Biography
Wenten Rubuntja AM (1923–2005) was an Arrernte law man, committee and board member, artist, historian, storyteller and intermediary.
2 portraits in the collection
Marlene Kong
Biography
Marlene Kong is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
'Amy-Blue' (Amy Winehouse)
Marlene Dumas
Image
Wenten Rubuntja, 2001
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Wenten Rubuntja, 1998
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Marilyn, Marlene and Kelvin Kong, c. 2000
Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Potters' Portrait Pot, 2009
Hermannsburg Potters, Irene Mbitjana Entata, Virginia Mbitjana Rontji, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler, Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Anita Ratara Mbitjana, Hayley Panangka Coulthard, Clara Ngala Inkamala
Portrait, fired terracotta clay, underglaze
Commissioned 2009
Professor Kelvin Kong AM
Biography
Kelvin Kong AM is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
Yarrenyty Arltere Artists
Artists and Collectives
A not-for-profit Aboriginal owned and run art centre, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists in Mparntwe/Alice Springs are known for their unique and distinctive soft sculptures that reveal stories and experiences of life in their community.
Marilyn Kong
Biography
Marilyn Kong is a Worimi doctor who grew up in Port Stephens, New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
The Mask of Barry Humphries, c. 1972
Sir William Dargie CBE
Portrait, oil on composition board
Gift of Marlene McCarthy 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jeanne Little OAM
Biography
Australian entertainer Jeanne Little OAM (1938–2020) was known for her over-the-top personality and flamboyant outfits, greeting everyone with her catchphrase 'Daaahling'.
1 portrait in the collection