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Luke Scibberas, Hill End NSW, 2004

Artists' space

Magazine article by John McDonald, 2007

Studio: Australian Painters Photographed by R. Ian Lloyd presents 61 of some of Australia’s most respected and significant painters working in the studio environment.

Barry McDonald

Barry McDonald

Barry McDonald

Barry McDonald, 1997

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999

Darren McDonald, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Darren McDonald

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The wild balancing act of McDonald’s home décor (is that there as a joke? where do I actually sit down? is this ironic or what? what a lovely photo of Darren and Robin in Europe!) is reflected in his own personality.

Angel Street (Adam Cullen)

Angel Street (Adam Cullen)

Angel Street (Adam Cullen)

Angel Street (Adam Cullen), 2010

Darren McDonald

Portrait, oil on linen

Purchased 2012

Self Portrait with Stetson, 2011 by Darren McDonald

Painting them gently

Magazine article by Penelope Grist, 2015

Penny Grist on motivation, method and melancholy in the portraiture of Darren McDonald.

Archbishop James Goold

Archbishop James Goold

Archbishop James Goold

Archbishop James Goold, c. 1870

Archibald McDonald

Portrait, albumen paper carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia

The Catholic Hierarchy of Australia, 1869

Archibald McDonald, Henry Samuel Sadd

Portrait, albumen photograph on carte de visite

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Young Mo (Roy Rene)

Young Mo (Roy Rene)

Young Mo (Roy Rene)

Young Mo (Roy Rene), 1977

Portrait, oil on galvanised iron

Gift of Richard Wherrett 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Self, titled, 2013

by Stella Rosa McDonald

General content

Finalist, MDPA 2013

Portrait 49

This issue features Jude Rae, Arthur Boyd, Darren McDonald, John Singer Sargent, Tom Wills the 'inventor' of Australian Rules Football and more.

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R. Ian Lloyd

Ian Lloyd was born in Canada and studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and Brooks Institute in California.

5 portraits in the collection

Cowboy Louie Pwerle

Cowboy Louie Pwerle

Cowboy Louie Pwerle (b. 1941) is an Eastern Anmatyerr Elder from Utopia in Central Australia.

1 portrait in the collection

Tanja Liedtke, n.d. Tobin Lush

Tanja Liedtke

Gloria Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre, 2005

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sasha Grishin

Professor Sasha Grishin AM

Sasha Grishin AM (birth date undisclosed) is the Sir William Dobell Professor of Art History at the Australian National University.

1 portrait in the collection

Brett Whiteley

The Whiteleys: passion, creation, destruction

Sensuous symmetry

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