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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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David Malangi Daymirringu

David Malangi Daymirringu

David Malangi Daymirringu (1927-1999), Manharrngu, bark painter, printer and designer, was born at Mulanga, near the mouth of the Glyde River, just before Christian missionaries arrived on the nearby island of Milingimbi.

1 portrait in the collection

John Waters

John Waters

John Waters (b. 1948), actor, sang with London band the Riots before moving to Australia at the age of twenty.

1 portrait in the collection

Margaret Fulton

Margaret Fulton

Margaret Fulton

Margaret Fulton, 1980 (printed 2002)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Marjorie Lawrence, Amneris

Marjorie Lawrence

Marjorie Lawrence CBE (1907-1979), dramatic soprano, studied singing from 1925 in Melbourne, moving to study with Cécile Gilly in Paris in 1928 after winning the Geelong Sun Aria competition.

2 portraits in the collection

Madame Melba

Madame Melba

Madame Melba

Madame Melba, 1922

Harold Cazneaux

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Julia Matthews

Of Burke, Wills ... and wills

It's Complicated

Infatuation and (ill-fated) exploration

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House

Warumpi Band

The Warumpi Band burst onto the Australian music scene in 1984 with the release of their first album Big Name, No Blankets.

2 portraits in the collection

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill, 2005

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews (1842-1876), actress and singer, came to Australia as a girl with her parents, and made her debut at Sydney's Royal Victoria Theatre in 1854, aged twelve.

1 portrait in the collection

Jim Conway

Jim Conway

Jim Conway, harmonica player, composer and music producer, grew up in Melbourne and attended Camberwell High School before beginning his career with the frenetic jug outfit, the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, in the 1970s.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait sketch of Nellie Melba

Portrait sketch of Nellie Melba

Portrait sketch of Nellie Melba

Portrait sketch of Nellie Melba, 1902

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Mitchell Family and the Fullerton Family 2000

David Malangi Daymirringu

David Malangi Daymirringu

David Malangi Daymirringu

David Malangi Daymirringu, 1986

Martin van der Wal

Portrait, inkjet print on rag paper

Purchased 2005

John Waters

John Waters

John Waters

John Waters, 2013

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2015

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, 2009

Portrait, oil on linen

Gift of the artist 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill

Lee Kernaghan OAM

Lee Kernaghan (b.1964) is a country music singer and songwriter. Born in Victoria, son of travelling country music artist and impresario Ray Kernaghan, Lee Kernaghan grew up in the Riverina area of New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House

Warumpi Band, Sydney Opera House, 1984 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2021

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