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Super Cathy

Super Cathy
2025

Kaylene Whiskey

On display: Gallery Two
The Matildas

The Matildas
2025

Angela Tiatia

On display: Gallery Three
Jason Donovan - Sealed with a Kiss record cover

Jason Donovan - Sealed with a Kiss record cover
2004

Lisa Reid

On display: Gallery Two
Costa (it's not ours it's us)

Costa (it's not ours it's us)
2025

Rob McHaffie

On display: Gallery Five
Tina

Tina
2025

Georges Antoni

On display: Gallery Two
Jim Pike

Jim Pike
c. 1913

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Eight
Romance Was Born

Romance Was Born
2025

Samuel Hodge

On display: Gallery Two
William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field
2023

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Eight
Men In This Town 04

Men In This Town 04
2024

Atong Atem

On display: Gallery Two
Self portrait

Self portrait
2024

Mitch Cairns

On display: Gallery Two
Stephanie Alexander AO

Stephanie Alexander AO
2023

Tsering Hannaford

On display: Gallery Five
Maggie

Maggie
2023

Del Kathryn Barton

On display: Gallery Five
Herb and Flan

Herb and Flan
2018

Julian Meagher

On display: Gallery Eight
An Afternoon (Aunty Jenny Munro at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy)

An Afternoon (Aunty Jenny Munro at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy)…

Dr John Janson-Moore

On display: Gallery One
Miscellaneous Obsessions #1, My Living Room, Bondi

Miscellaneous Obsessions #1, My Living Room, Bondi
2000

William Yang

On display: Gallery Four
Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)

Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II (Blue)
2001

Polly Borland

On display: Gallery Four
Jimmy and Jane Barnes

Jimmy and Jane Barnes
2020

Jesse Lizotte

On display: Gallery Six
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists
1996

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Seven
Portrait of Charles Blackman

Portrait of Charles Blackman
1979

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Lula Chinn

Lula Chinn
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
James Chung Gon

James Chung Gon
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Gugug Go Tack

Gugug Go Tack
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Andrew Leon

Andrew Leon
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
George Chow Bow

George Chow Bow
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Jimmy Ah Foo

Jimmy Ah Foo
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow
2017

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Making Chinese Shadows (sixteen silhouette portraits)

Making Chinese Shadows (sixteen silhouette portraits)
2018

Pamela See

On display: Gallery Six
Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye
2000

Noel McKenna

On display: Gallery Eight
Mrs Woods and ‘Ere

Mrs Woods and ‘Ere
2013

Karla Dickens

On display: Gallery Eight
Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright
2009 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

On display: Gallery Six
Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert
1997 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

On display: Gallery Six
Katharine Brisbane

Katharine Brisbane
1982 (printed 2017)

Robert McFarlane

On display: Gallery Eight
Sir Edward John Lees Hallstrom

Sir Edward John Lees Hallstrom
n.d.

Max Dupain OBE

On display: Gallery Eight
Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE

Study for a portrait of Dame Merlyn Myer DBE
1960s

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery Six
Quentin Bryce

Quentin Bryce
2016

Michael Zavros

On display: Gallery Four
La Milo as Lady Godiva at Coventry

La Milo as Lady Godiva at Coventry
c. 1907

Rotary Photo Company Ltd

On display: Gallery Eight
Arthur Murch

Arthur Murch
1945

Margaret Michaelis

On display: Gallery Eight
May Wirth

May Wirth
c. 1921

Daguerre Studios

On display: Gallery Eight
Ivy Shore

Ivy Shore
1961

Graeme Inson

On display: Gallery One
Royall Tyler

Royall Tyler
c. 1994 (printed 2012)

phra ajahn ekaggata fka terry milligan

On display: Gallery Eight
Chrissy Grishin

Chrissy Grishin
c. 1996 (printed 2012)

phra ajahn ekaggata fka terry milligan

On display: Gallery Eight
Peter Booth 3, September 1978

Peter Booth 3, September 1978
1978 (printed 2012)

Robert Rooney

On display: Gallery Six
Bruce Pollard 2, 1979

Bruce Pollard 2
1979

Robert Rooney

On display: Gallery Five
The chase

The chase
1952

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Five
Clifton Pugh painting in the studio

Clifton Pugh painting in the studio
1974

Fred Williams

On display: Gallery Five
Marilyn Darling AC

Marilyn Darling AC
2010

Anne Zahalka

On display: Gallery Four
Harold Blair

Harold Blair
1948

Ernest Buckmaster

On display: Gallery One
Self portrait

Self portrait
c. 1948

John Brack

On display: Gallery Seven
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless

Tommy Woodcock and Reckless
1977 (printed 2010)

Bruce Postle

On display: Gallery Eight
Frank Wootton

Frank Wootton
c. 1908

Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine

On display: Gallery Eight
Geo Face Distributor

Geo Face Distributor
2009

James Angus

On display: forecourt
Shane Dye

Shane Dye
1994 (printed 2009)

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
Barbara Blackman

Barbara Blackman
2008

Gorgi Dimcevski

On display: Gallery One
Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie

Blue Mountain, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, James Scobie
1887

Frederick Woodhouse

On display: Gallery Eight
Norman and

Norman and "Peter Ward"
c. 1906

an unknown artist

On display: Gallery Eight
Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier

Rose Lindsay in garden at Springwood with Peter the fox terrier
c. 1924

Harold Cazneaux

On display: Gallery Eight
Ethel Turner

Ethel Turner
1928

Harold Cazneaux

On display: Gallery Five
Nancy Bird Walton

Nancy Bird Walton
c. 1973

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Portrait of Henry Vernon Crock AO

Portrait of Henry Vernon Crock AO
1988

David Smith

On display: Gallery Five
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
2006

Jiawei Shen

On display: foyer
A Portrait (Kate Hattam)

A Portrait (Kate Hattam)
1956

Clifton Pugh AO

On display: Gallery One
Dymphna Clark

Dymphna Clark
1991

Heide Smith

On display: Gallery Five
Clive Blazey

Clive Blazey
2004

Jane Varkulevicius

On display: Gallery Five
Matt Moran

Matt Moran
2004

Murray Fredericks, Lisa Giles

On display: Gallery Five
Kylie Kwong

Kylie Kwong
2003

Simon Griffiths

On display: Gallery Five
Marea Gazzard

Marea Gazzard
1966

Judy Cassab AO CBE

On display: Gallery One
Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

On display: Gallery Eight
Bradley Appo

Bradley Appo
c. 2000

Penny Tweedie

On display: Gallery Eight
Lucy Culliton

Lucy Culliton
2003

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Eight
Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith
1994

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Five
Margaret Coen

Margaret Coen
1991

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Five
Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya

Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa and Paddy Carrol Tjungarrayi – Papunya
1994

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Eight
Rosemary Valadon

Rosemary Valadon
1995

Greg Weight

On display: Gallery Four
Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt

Billy Cook and Pride of Egypt
1954

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
Douglas Carnegie

Douglas Carnegie
1968

Mark Strizic

On display: Gallery Eight
Patrick White with Tom Jones

Patrick White with Tom Jones
1956

Axel Poignant

On display: Gallery Eight
Senator Nancy Buttfield

Senator Nancy Buttfield
1958

Sir Ivor Hele

On display: Gallery One
George Moore

George Moore
1957

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
TJ Smith and Tulloch

TJ Smith and Tulloch
1960 (printed 2003)

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie
1957 (printed 2003)

Ern McQuillan OAM

On display: Gallery Eight
Anne Boyd

Anne Boyd
1977

Lewis Morley

On display: Gallery Five
Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley
1998

Lewis Morley

On display: Gallery Four
Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley
1995

Adam Knott

On display: Gallery Four
Joan Croll

Joan Croll
1976

John Brack

On display: Gallery Seven
Arthur Streeton, Nora Streeton (nee Clench) and Pat, the dog

Arthur Streeton, Nora Streeton (nee Clench) and Pat, the dog
c. 1909

H. Walter Barnett

On display: Gallery Eight
Chelsea Flower Show, London

Chelsea Flower Show, London
c. 1956 (printed 2000)

David Moore

On display: Gallery Five
Len Howard, Surrey

Len Howard, Surrey
1957 (printed 2000)

David Moore

On display: Gallery Eight
Nora Heysen with her dog sitting outside her home, Hunters Hill, Sydney

Nora Heysen with her dog sitting outside her home, Hunters Hill, Sydney…

Sage

On display: Gallery Eight
Nora Heysen with her dog standing outside her home, Hunters Hill, Sydney

Nora Heysen with her dog standing outside her home, Hunters Hill, Sydney…

Sage

On display: Gallery Eight
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
2000

Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight

On display: Gallery Five
The family

The family
c. 1955

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Five
James McClelland

James McClelland
1946

Nancy Borlase AM

On display: Gallery One
Nick Cave

Nick Cave
1999

Howard Arkley

On display: Gallery Two
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