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Portrait Allsorts

In Gallery Seven

Offering portraiture in all its flavours: painting, photography, drawing, textiles, printmaking and sculpture, this exhibition is a feast for minds and eyes.

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Portraits on display

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Deborah Mailman
Evert Ploeg Deborah Mailman 1999 © Evert Ploeg/Copyright Agency, 2024
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2020
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2020
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Australian Tapestry Workshop Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch 2000 © Australian Tapestry Workshop
Barry Humphries
Clifton Pugh AO Barry Humphries 1958 © Shane Pugh
Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe
George Fetting Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe 1992 (printed 2009) © George Fetting/Copyright Agency, 2024
Marcia Langton
Brook Andrew Marcia Langton 2009 © Brook Andrew
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical
Bill Leak Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical 2001 © Estate of Bill Leak
Rosie Batty
Nikki Toole Rosie Batty 2017 © Nikki Toole
Dr John Yu
Ah Xian Dr John Yu 2004 © Ah Xian
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving)
Nicholas Harding Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving) 2011 © Nicholas Harding
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Guido Maestri Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu 2009 © Guido Maestri
Ned Kelly death mask
an unknown artist after Maximilian Kreitmayer Ned Kelly death mask date unknown
Lowitja O'Donoghue
Robert Hannaford AM Lowitja O'Donoghue 2006 © Commonwealth of Australia
Quentin Bryce
Michael Zavros Quentin Bryce 2016 © Michael Zavros
Charles Teo
Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang) Charles Teo 2012 © Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)
Mr John Eason
W. B. Gould Mr John Eason 1838
Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]
Benjamin Law Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati] 1836
Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land
Benjamin Law Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land 1835
David Jones
unknown artist David Jones 1853
Jane Mander Jones
unknown artist Jane Mander Jones 1853
June Dally Watkins
Robert McFarlane June Dally Watkins c. 1968 (printed 2017) © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2024
Don Burrows at work
Barry Walsh Don Burrows at work 1998 © Barry Walsh
Senator Bonner
Robert Campbell Jnr Senator Bonner 1990 © Estate of Robert Campbell Jnr. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
Sam Leach Professor Mandyam Srinivasan 2014 © Sam Leach
Major Thomas Lord
Henry Mundy Major Thomas Lord c. 1840
Susan Lord
Henry Mundy Susan Lord c. 1840
Lord Florey
Louis Kahan AO Lord Florey c. 1966 © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Reg Grundy
Nigel Boonham Reg Grundy 1992 (cast 2003) © Nigel Boonham
Nancy Bird Walton
Judy Cassab AO CBE Nancy Bird Walton c. 1973 © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2026
Thomas Keneally
Bernd Heinrich Thomas Keneally 1987 © Bernd Heinrich
Professor Harry Messel
Louis Kahan AO Professor Harry Messel 1973 © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Dame Mary Gilmore
Lyall Trindall Dame Mary Gilmore c. 1938 © Estate of Lyall Trindall
Jessie Street
Reginald Jerrold-Nathan Jessie Street 1929 © Estate of Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley
Jeffrey Smart AO Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley 1994 © Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Thea Proctor
an unknown artist Thea Proctor c. 1896
John Bell
Jozef Vissel John Bell 1962 (printed 2006) © Jozef Vissel
Norman Lindsay
Harold Cazneaux Norman Lindsay 1921
Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales
unknown artist after Francis Wheatley Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales 1789
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes
Nelson Illingworth 'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes c. 1898
Lola Montes
unknown artist Lola Montes c. 1845
Gaby Kennard
Lisa Tomasetti Gaby Kennard 2020 © Lisa Tomasetti
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane, "My Little Ship II)
an unknown artist Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane, "My Little Ship II)
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait)
an unknown artist Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait)
Maggie Tabberer
Alana Landsberry Maggie Tabberer 2015 © Bauer Media Pty Ltd
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