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Look Closer, 2013 by Yanni Floros

Yanni Floros

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Yanni Floros is an Adelaide based artist who trained at the National Art School in Sydney graduating as a sculpture major. Since then he has shown his work both locally and internationally in Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Fiona McMonagle standing in her studio with paint splatters on the white walls

Fiona McMonagle

Artists and Collectives

Irish-born, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Fiona McMonagle pushes the limits of watercolour portraiture to address women’s experiences.

Walking in Tall Grass, Marion 2, 2011 by Jan Nelson

Jan Nelson

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Jan Nelson was born in Melbourne. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1983 and has been exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia since that time including at the MCA, Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide.

Catherine Livingstone

Catherine Livingstone, 2018

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Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018

Nicholas Paspaley Jnr

Nicholas Paspaley Jnr, 2018

by Andrew Bonneau

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Commissioned with funds provided by Ross Adler AC 2018

The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy

The Writer: Peter Goldsworthy, 2018

by Deidre But-Husaim

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Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AO and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018.

Lady Jessie and Sir Donald Bradman, Kensington Park, Adelaide, South Australia

A good innings

Childhood sweethearts

Tommy Woodcock and Reckless

Australian racing legends and best friends

The mane thing is trust

Self portrait

Sharing the dream?

It's Complicated

In love and war

Michael Simms

Michael Simms

I first saw Zaachariaha Fielding perform with electric fields at Fair Day for Mardi Gras back in 2019 and they just blew me away.

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

2019-20 Acquisition Fund

From 2019 to 2020 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on a large, vibrant portrait of Elena Kats-Chernin by Wendy Sharpe.

Ruby Hunter

The Legend of Ruby and Archie

A bond in song

Omega, 2013 by Robin Eley

Robin Eley

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Robin Eley studied Fine Arts at Westmont College, USA and began his career as a professional illustrator. Eley was a finalist in the Eutick Memorial Still Life Prize in 2010 and his work was Highly Commended in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize in 2010 and 2011.

Sir George Grey

Nothing black and white about the Greys

It's Complicated

Marriage: a prolonged disaster

Sir Douglas Mawson

Melting an ice man

Warm heart of mine

Anna Meares

Anna Meares, 2018

by Narelle Autio

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Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018

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