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Open Air

Portraits in the Landscape

Open Air is an exhibition of portraits of Australians in environments of particular significance to them.

More information on Open Air

Selected images

Margaret Whitlam
Sahlan Hayes Margaret Whitlam 2005 © Sahlan Hayes
The crime writer Shane Maloney
Rick Amor The crime writer Shane Maloney 2004 © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2024
Jeffrey Smart
Greg Weight Jeffrey Smart 1992 © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Joshua Ross
Sahlan Hayes Joshua Ross 2006 © Sahlan Hayes
Peter Carey in Kelly country
Bruce Armstrong Peter Carey in Kelly country 2000 © Bruce Armstrong
Sidney Nolan, Western Australia
David Moore Sidney Nolan, Western Australia 1962 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Arthur Boyd, Bundanon, New South Wales
David Moore Arthur Boyd, Bundanon, New South Wales 1995 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Emily Kngwarreye
Greg Weight Emily Kngwarreye 1994 © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria
David Moore Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria 1963 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
John Olsen - En plein air
Greg Weight John Olsen - En plein air 1996 © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024
Tim Winton
Quentin Jones Tim Winton 2004 © Quentin Jones/Copyright Agency, 2024
Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales
David Moore Russell Drysdale and Peter Sculthorpe, Tallow Beach, New South Wales 1969 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales
David Moore Gordon Andrews, Cottage Rock, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales 1968 (printed 2000) © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Tim Johnson Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri 2002 © Tim Johnson
Poet Robert Adamson at Parsley Bay
Juno Gemes Poet Robert Adamson at Parsley Bay 2008 © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
Juno Gemes After Ophelia: Fiona Foley at Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island (Referencing Ophelia by John Everett Millais) 1994 © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
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