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My Two Lovely Faces Looking at Each Other and Smiling for Love
2022

Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

On display: Gallery Five
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Girl with Dillybag full of Bushfood
2022

Marlene Rubuntja, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

On display: Gallery Five
Self Portrait #2

Self Portrait #2
1947/2007

William Yang, an unknown artist

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

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

Polly Borland

Lee Lin Chin

Lee Lin Chin
2004 (printed 2021)

George Fetting

Ellie Cole

Ellie Cole
2016 (printed 2021)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Turia Pitt

Turia Pitt
2017 (printed 2021)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman
2020

Vincent Fantauzzo

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir

Adut Akech with siblings Kim, Yar, Bior and Alakiir
2018 (printed 2020)

Charles Dennington

On display: Gallery Four
Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
2006 (printed 2020)

Peter Brew-Bevan

Chang Woo Gow

Chang Woo Gow
2017

Pamela See

Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe

Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
2018

Shirley Purdie

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Two gentlemen celebrating a birthday (Frank Watters and Geoffrey Legge)…

Bob Jenyns

Self portrait as Sarah Wisse, Transported

Self portrait as Sarah Wisse, Transported
1996

Margaret Woodward

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
2017

Wendy Sharpe

Patrick White and Manoly Lascaris

Patrick White and Manoly Lascaris
1987

Max Dupain OBE

Tan Le

Tan Le
2018

John Tsiavis

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy
2018

David Rosetzky

On display: Gallery Two
Lillie Langtry

Lillie Langtry
c. 1885

W & D Downey

Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman

Judith Wright with Barbara Blackman
c. 1956

Charles Blackman OBE

Rachel Roxburgh

Rachel Roxburgh
1939

Adelaide Perry

On display: Gallery Six
Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright
2009 (printed 2014)

Ingvar Kenne

Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty
2017

Nikki Toole

Jarinyanu Dancing at Broome Festival

Jarinyanu Dancing at Broome Festival
1990

Jarinyanu David Downs

On display: Gallery Five
George and Jemima Billet with family

George and Jemima Billet with family
c. 1852

C.H.T. Costantini

Quentin Bryce

Quentin Bryce
2016

Michael Zavros

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown
1957

Graham Sutherland

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening…

Mervyn Bishop

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden

Acacius (Stigmata) - Tony Carden
1991

AñA Wojak

Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History

Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History
2013

Weng-Ho Chong

Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)

Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)
1955

Lina Bryans

Divide (Self portrait)

Divide (Self portrait)
2011

Sam Jinks

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
2014

Sam Leach

Marianne Egan and her children Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William Cahuac

Marianne Egan and her children Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William…

an unknown artist

Margel and Tarquin, Canberra

Margel and Tarquin, Canberra
c. 1945

Frank Hinder

Kate (Kate Grenville)

Kate (Kate Grenville)
2012

Jenny Sages

Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard
2013

Peter Brew-Bevan

Betty Churcher

Betty Churcher
2008

Adam Knott

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts

Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts
1910

Tom Roberts

Linda and Binni

Linda and Binni
1984 (printed 2013)

Michael Riley

Fanny Jane Marlay

Fanny Jane Marlay
c. 1841

an unknown artist

3 Mordants

3 Mordants
2011

Adam Cullen

Self portrait

Self portrait
1999/2005

Tracey Moffatt

The black coat: Lily Brett

The black coat: Lily Brett
1989

David Rankin OAM

Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist

Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist
2011

Andrew Mezei

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter
1996 (printed 2012)

Jacqueline Mitelman

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
2009

Guido Maestri

Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks

Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks
2010

Andrew Maccoll

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks

Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks
c. 1814

Thomas Phillips

David Chalmers

David Chalmers
2011

Nick Mourtzakis

Marilyn Darling AC

Marilyn Darling AC
2010

Anne Zahalka

Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]

Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]
1836

Benjamin Law

On display: Gallery Six
The photographer's shadow (Olive Cotton and Max Dupain)

The photographer's shadow (Olive Cotton and Max Dupain)
c. 1935 (printed 1999)

Olive Cotton

Archie Roach

Archie Roach
1992 (printed 2010)

Bill McAuley

The crime writer Shane Maloney

The crime writer Shane Maloney
2004

Rick Amor

Lola Montes

Lola Montes
c. 1845

Joseph Karl Stieler

Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe

Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe
1992 (printed 2009)

George Fetting

Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton
2009

Brook Andrew, Trent Walter

Jim Conway

Jim Conway
2006

Greg Warburton

Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the

Mr and Mrs Horace Keats in the "Christopher Brennan Cycle"
1945

Dora Toovey

Me

Me
1992

Ken Done

On display: Gallery Five
Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas
1998 (printed 2009)

John Tsiavis

Layne Beachley

Layne Beachley
2008

Petrina Hicks

Pat Painting No 1

Pat Painting No 1
1983

Richard Larter

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)

Practising the Minuet (Miss Hilda Spong)
1893

Tom Roberts

Self portrait

Self portrait
1911

Evelyn Chapman

MacKenzie family silhouette

MacKenzie family silhouette
1846

Samuel Metford

George Tjungurrayi

George Tjungurrayi
2002

Matthÿs Gerber

Portrait of Kym Bonython/Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap

Portrait of Kym Bonython/Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap
1963-1966

John Brack

Lowitja O'Donoghue

Lowitja O'Donoghue
2006

Robert Hannaford AM

On display: Gallery Six
Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy
1978

Rennie Ellis

Self portrait

Self portrait
1988

Sidney Nolan

On display: Gallery Five
Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
2005

Jiawei Shen

On display: Gallery Six
Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett

Portrait of Deborah Vernon Hackett
c. 1905

Florence Ada Fuller

Dr John Yu

Dr John Yu
2004

Ah Xian

Lindy Lee

Lindy Lee
2003

Greg Weight

Rosalie Gascoigne

Rosalie Gascoigne
1993

Greg Weight

Peter Sculthorpe

Peter Sculthorpe
1982

Eric Smith

On display: Gallery Three
Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman
1995

Montalbetti + Campbell

Self portrait with gladioli

Self portrait with gladioli
1922

George Lambert

Portrait of Ambrose Patterson

Portrait of Ambrose Patterson
1901-1902

Hugh Ramsay

Self portrait (Full Length in front of Easel)

Self portrait (Full Length in front of Easel)
1901-1902

Hugh Ramsay

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse
2003

Robyn Stacey

Self portrait

Self portrait
1990

Anne Zahalka

Social currency (Eva Cox)

Social currency (Eva Cox)
1999

Kim Spooner

Self portrait

Self portrait
1948

Grace Cossington Smith OBE

On display: Gallery Three
Ola Cohn

Ola Cohn
1961

Jean Goldberg

Self portrait with pin-up

Self portrait with pin-up
1965

Richard Larter

On display: Gallery Three
HM Queen Elizabeth II

HM Queen Elizabeth II
2001

Polly Borland

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party)

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party)
1983

Bleddyn Butcher

Margaret Fulton

Margaret Fulton
1980 (printed 2002)

Lewis Morley

On display: Gallery Four
Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground

Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground
2001

eX de Medici

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm
1961

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery Six
Joan Croll

Joan Croll
1976

John Brack

David Moore, Corio, Victoria

David Moore, Corio, Victoria
1942 (printed 2000)

David Moore

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa

Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa
c. 1847

an unknown artist, Thomas Wharton

Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Imbruglia
1999

Polly Borland

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark

Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark
2000

Peter Wegner

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 Four
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

Portrait of Captain James Cook RN
1782

John Webber

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
2000

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

Albert Namatjira

Albert Namatjira
1958

Sir William Dargie CBE

On display: Gallery Six
The family

The family
c. 1955

Charles Blackman OBE

On display: Gallery Three
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)

Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)
1965

Clif Peir

Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman
1999

Evert Ploeg

Kay Cottee

Kay Cottee
1993

Pamela Thalben-Ball

Sir George Grey

Sir George Grey
c. 1845

Theresa Walker

Self portrait

Self portrait
1934

Nora Heysen AM

Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman
1994

Montalbetti + Campbell

Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink
1989

Kerrie Lester

Eddie Mabo (after Mike Kelley's 'Booth's Puddle' 1985, from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's profile) No.3

Eddie Mabo (after Mike Kelley's 'Booth's Puddle' 1985, from Plato's Cave,…

John Citizen

Nick Cave

Nick Cave
1999

Howard Arkley

HV (Doc) Evatt

HV (Doc) Evatt
1935

Arnold Shore

Betty Burstall

Betty Burstall
1945

Arthur Boyd AC OBE

On display: Gallery Three
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
1993

Jenny Sages

Ned Kelly death mask

Ned Kelly death mask
date unknown

an unknown artist after Maximilian Kreitmayer

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