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Selina Snow
Biography
English born Selina Snow now lives and works in Sydney. She graduated from the prestigious Slade School of Art in London (1993) and Ecole des Beaux Art in Aix en Provence, France (1987).
4 portraits in the collection
Christine Manfield, 1997
Selina Snow
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999
Neil Perry, 1997
Selina Snow
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Gift of the artist 1999
Stefano Manfredi, 1997
Selina Snow
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999
Barry McDonald, 1997
Selina Snow
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999
Terry Snow
Biography
Terry Snow AM (1943-2024) has been executive chairman of Canberra Airport and the Capital Airport Group since the airport’s acquisition from the Commonwealth in 1998.
1 portrait in the collection
Terry Snow and China, 2017
Jude Rae
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick & Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Dino Nikias & Dimitra Nikias, Jim Windeyer, Claudia Hyles OAM, Sotiria Liangis AM & John Liangis, The Hon Mary Finn, Bill Farmer AO & Elaine Farmer, Tim Efkarpidis, Bob Nattey & Charlotte Nattey, Jennifer Bott AO, Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle & Heather Whittle 2017
Selina Ou
Biography
Selina Ou (b. 1977), a Melbourne-based photographer, established her reputation through photographs of figures in urban environments that teem with detail, such as streets, convenience stores, workshops, hardware outlets and pharmacies.
1 portrait in the collection
Michelle Simmons, 2018
Selina Ou
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Michelle Simmons
Eureka moment
Portrait story
Professor Michelle Simmons and photographer Selina Ou.
![Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]](/files/5/b/7/3/i16148-sl.jpg "Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]")
![Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]](/files/5/b/7/3/i16148-ths.jpg "Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling]")
Dowling family portrait [Selina, Jane, Leura and Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling], c. 1862
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Michelle Simmons, 2018
by Selina Ou
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
This airport’s gone to the dogs
Nearest & Dearest
Right-hound man
Portrait Gallery unveils new commission
1 December 2017
Archived media releases 2017
The National Portrait Gallery unveiled its most recent portrait commission for the collection on Thursday 30 November 2017.
![Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]](/files/a/0/3/f/i16150-sl.jpg "Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]")
![Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]](/files/a/0/3/f/i16150-ths.jpg "Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling]")
Maria Dowling and her children Leura, Bessie, Selina, Jane, Jack, Ben and Joe Dowling [Selina Dowling, Jane Dowling, Maria Jane Dowling (née Ware), John Ware Dowling, Joseph Dowling, Benjamin Dowling, Elizabeth (Bessie) Dowling, Leura Dowling], c. 1859
an unknown artist
Portrait, ambrotype, hand coloured
Gift of Malcolm Robertson in memory of William Thomas Robertson 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Kayla, 2017
by Stuart Miller
Image