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Moffatt Oxenbould, c. 1997 (printed 2017)
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017
Tracey Moffatt
Biography
Tracey Moffatt AO (b. 1960) is an artist whose work reflects on issues including race, childhood trauma, gender and popular culture.
13 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 1999/2005
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, black and white photograph, pen, and hand coloured photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AM 2013
A self-portrait in focus
Magazine article by Kim Appleby, 2002
In her self-portrait, Tracey Moffatt presents herself as her work.
Tracey Moffatt, 1995
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Tracey Moffatt dreaming, 2017
James Horan
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2019
Tracey Moffatt, 1995
Greg Weight
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Some lads #5, 1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024
Tracey, 1986 (printed 2013)
Michael Riley
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2013
Some lads #1, 1986
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Movie Star (David Gulpilil), 1985
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Some lads #3, 1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024
In Profile
Some Lads
Magazine article by Daniel Browning, 2025
Daniel Browning delves into Tracey Moffatt’s Some lads series, recently acquired in full by the National Portrait Gallery.
Some lads #1, 1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march, c. 1980
Elaine Pelot-Syron
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Some lads #2, 1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024