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Hong Fu

Hong Fu was born in China in 1946 and held his first solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery, Beijing, in 1988.

1 portrait in the collection

Rev. Victor B. Walls and Mrs. Walls, Trinidad, B.W.I., c.1930

The first nurse

Magazine article by Tamsin Hong, 2016

Tamsin Hong recounts the tale of Marion Smith, the only known Australian Indigenous servicewoman of World War One.

Alex Miller, novelist

Alex Miller, novelist

Alex Miller, novelist

Alex Miller, novelist, 2022

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2022

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Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang) (b. 1960), in a Sydney based portrait painter.

2 portraits in the collection

Charles Teo

Charles Teo

Charles Teo

Charles Teo, 2012

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Eleonora Triguboff 2013

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman

Emile Sherman, 2012

Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist and Yanping Zhu 2022. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

She – Unemployed Girl, 2003 by Yu Hong

Yu Hong

Featured Artists

Born 1966 in Beijing, China. Lives and works in Beijing.

Hong Fu

Hong Fu

My subject, he is a writer. He is a big name, very famous writer, Alex Miller, age 85.

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

'Come + see the real thing, come + see' Conquistadors parts Hong. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001

Portrait, mangrove bark pigment and pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Michelle Garnaut

Michelle Garnaut AO

Michelle Garnaut AO studied at Monash University before travelling widely in the early 1980s, returning to Melbourne to complete catering qualifications at William Angliss College.

1 portrait in the collection

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Shane Dye

Shane Dye (b. 1966), jockey, was born in Matamata, New Zealand, and served his apprenticeship in New Zealand before coming to Australia in 1985.

2 portraits in the collection

Untitled from The Other Shore 2014-15, by Wei Leng Tay

Insight and identity

Magazine article by Olivier Krischer, 2016

Olivier Krischer in conversation with photographer Wei Leng Tay.

East Village, Beijing no. 20 (Zhang Huan, 12 Square Metres), 1994 by Rong Rong

Featured Artists

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Find out more about six of the artists represented in the Go Figure exhibition. Fang Lijun, Liu Wei, Yang Na, Yu Hong, Rong Rong and Zhang Xiaogang.

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Catherine in black silk gown, 2014 by Chris Budgeon

Catherine in black silk gown, 2014

by Chris Budgeon

Anne Boyd

Anne Boyd AM

Anne Boyd AM (b. 1946), composer and teacher, was born in Sydney and studied composition with Peter Sculthorpe at the University of Sydney before earning a PhD at the University of York.

1 portrait in the collection

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