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Robyn Davidson
Biography
Robyn Davidson (b. 1950), writer, attended a Brisbane boarding school before moving to Sydney, where she lived a loosely bohemian lifestyle.
2 portraits in the collection
Robyn Davidson (near Uluru), 1979 (printed 2014)
Rick Smolan
Portrait, inkjet print (black and white) on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014
Robyn Davidson (Hamelin Pool, Indian Ocean, Western Australia), 1977 (printed 2014)
Rick Smolan
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased 2014
Hump days
Magazine article by Jessica Bolton, 2017
Jessica Bolton navigates the parallel tracks documenting Robyn Davidson’s astonishing journey.
Ed Sheeran
Colin Davidson
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Robyn Stacey
Biography
Photo-artist Robyn Stacey has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas since the mid-1980s, and is represented in all major public galleries.
1 portrait in the collection
Robyn Archer AO
Biography
Robyn Archer AO (b. 1948), performer, writer and director, began singing at four years old.
3 portraits in the collection
Robyn A. Nevin AO
Biography
Robin Nevin AO (b. 1942), actor, director and theatre administrator, is the artistic director and chief executive officer of the Sydney Theatre Company.
1 portrait in the collection
The aviator, 2008
by Robyn Buckley
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Skin deep, 2016
by Robyn MacRae
Image
Finding Mrs Frisby
Magazine article by Robyn Sweaney, 2016
Robyn Sweaney's quiet Violet obsession.
Robyn Archer, 1990
George Gittoes AM
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Robyn Archer AO 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Robyn Archer, 1982
Robert McFarlane
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
Robyn Sweaney
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Robyn's parents had two terriers, Wuff and Snuff. In spite of Snuff’s ominous name and a couple of close shaves – once, he jumped out of a moving car, and another time, on a long road trip, he was accidentally left behind at a petrol station – he outlived Wuff.
Robyn Nevin,
Jimmy Pozarik OAM
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007
Robyn Nevin, 2012
by Gary Heery
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