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Shirley Hazzard
Biography
Shirley Hazzard (1931-2016) writer, spent her childhood in Sydney but left with her parents at the age of sixteen for South East Asia and New Zealand.
1 portrait in the collection
Shirley Hazzard part 1
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1976
Shirley Hazzard part 2
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1976
Shirley Hazzard, 1980 (printed 2011)
Lorrie Graham
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011
Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
Shirley Purdie
Previous exhibition, 2020
Using ochres collected on her country in Western Australia’s East Kimberley, Shirley Purdie’s self-portrait is a kaleidoscope of traditional Gija stories and Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) passed down to her.
Shirley Smith AO MBE
Biography
Shirley 'Mum Shirl' Smith AO OBE (1921–1998), humanitarian, was a Wiradjuri woman.
1 portrait in the collection
Shirley Purdie
Biography
Shirley Purdie (b. 1947) is a senior Gija artist at the Warmun Art Centre who has been painting for more than twenty years.
1 portrait in the collection
Shirley Purdie
Contributing artists
Born: 1947, Gilbun – Mabel Downs Station, WA
Works: Warmun, WA
Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe, 2018
Shirley Purdie
Portrait, natural ochre and pigments on canvas (36 parts)
Purchased 2019
Mum Shirl (Mrs Shirley Smith), 1988
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Storied portrait
About Face article
Emily Casey takes in Shirley Purdie’s remarkable self-portrait, Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe.
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A Police Magistrate [Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt], 1874
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
Presenting… Shirley Purdie’s Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Archived media releases 2020
The National Portrait Gallery this week launches an online exhibition of Shirley Purdie’s remarkable self-portrait Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe to coincide with Reconciliation Week.
Max Meldrum, 1951
Graeme Inson
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Shirley Greathead 2009
Find out more about skin names, memories, Ngarranggarni and storytelling
General content
In Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe (From my women), Shirley Purdie pays homage to the women in her family, representing herself through collective knowledge, culture and values.
Storytelling
General content
The fourth row of paintings interweave Ngarranggarni, memories, relationships and Country.