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Barry Hill, 1993
Rick Amor
Portrait, drypoint and roulette on wove paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Rick Amor
Biography
Rick Amor (b. 1948) is a Victorian-based painter, printmaker and sculptor.
27 portraits in the collection
Self portrait, 2005
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2008. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Self portrait, 1999
Rick Amor
Portrait, drypoint on paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Observation point
Magazine article by Rick Amor, 2021
While visiting the National Portrait Gallery I noticed the absence of paintings of journalists.
Times like these
Magazine article by Gavin Fry, 2010
Gavin Fry examines the art and career of the Australian painter Rick Amor.
Rick Amor
21 Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2014
Rick Amor, noblest yet most unaffected of contemporary Australian portraitists, is also a painter of enigmatic, ominous landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes that haunt the viewer like dreams, dimly-recalled.
Rick Amor: 21 Portraits
General content
Sarah Engledow chronicles Rick Amor's work and accomplishments in this extensive essay in conjunction with the exhibition Rick Amor: 21 Portraits.
David Malouf, 2012
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with the assistance of funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2012
Paul Boston, 1995
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rick Amor and Meg Williams 2015
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gary Catalano, 1994
Rick Amor
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Gary Catalano, 1994
Rick Amor
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
Portrait of Philip Williams, 2019
Rick Amor
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Rick Amor and Meg Williams in memory of Althea 'Bid' Williams 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
David Malouf, 1993
Rick Amor
Portrait, etching and drypoint on wove paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Michael Kelly, 1998
Rick Amor
Portrait, soft ground etching on paper.
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Andrew Southall, 1992
Rick Amor
Portrait, drypoint on wove paper
Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.