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Ern McQuillan OAM
Heather McKay, 1980
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004
Heather McKay AO MBE
Biography
Heather McKay AO MBE (b. 1941), squash champion, dominated the game worldwide for sixteen years and was the first to be inducted into the Women's International Squash Players Association Hall of Fame.
1 portrait in the collection
Greg Weight
Ian McKay, 1984
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Jim Rolon
Joy and Heather McKean, 1988
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Heather McKean
Biography
Joy McKean OAM (b. 1930) and Heather McKean (b. 1932), country music performers, taught themselves to play various instruments and yodel.
1 portrait in the collection
Kate Gollings
Ian Kiernan, 1996 (printed 2001)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001
Jude Rae
Terry Snow and China, 2017
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick & Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Dino Nikias & Dimitra Nikias, Jim Windeyer, Claudia Hyles OAM, Sotiria Liangis AM & John Liangis, The Hon Mary Finn, Bill Farmer AO & Elaine Farmer, Tim Efkarpidis, Bob Nattey & Charlotte Nattey, Jennifer Bott AO, Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle & Heather Whittle 2017
Heather Corrigan
Finalist interviews
The lovely faces in my photograph are that of my best friends. Some I have only known for a couple of months, others for most of my life. For me, recreating a family portrait with individuals I love was supremely important. I was reconstructing a photo of people I cherish with people I adore.
Joy McKean OAM
Biography
Joy McKean OAM (1930-2023) and Heather McKean (b. 1932), country music performers, taught themselves to play various instruments and yodel.
1 portrait in the collection
Finalist interviews
General content
Interviews with NPPP 2013 finalists Melanie Faith Dove, Simon Harsent, Ahmad Sabra, Sharon Zwi, Katherine Bennett, Krystal Seigerman, Arianne McNaught, Janet Tavener, Louise Whelan, Myles Nelson and Heather Corrigan.
NPPP 2013 learning resource
Learning resource archive
Exploring select works from the NPPP 2012. For secondary students.
Ian Kiernan AO
Biography
Ian Kiernan AO (1940-2018), environmental campaigner, started work as a labourer and became a builder, making a fortune in property investments.
1 portrait in the collection
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Magazine article by David Sequeira, 2005
The National Portrait Gallery's annual survey of student self portraiture highlights the processes of personal inquiry through portraiture by students from all levels across Australia.
Arianne McNaught
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Arianne McNaught
Finalist interviews
I think the most important thing in capturing candid shots is to never take the photo when people are expecting you to press the shutter. The more poignant moments are not the stock standard images of people looking at the camera smiling but after or before when they are really interacting with each other.
National Portrait Gallery commissions major new video portrait of the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad
3 June 2025
Media
CommBank Matildas players Clare Hunt, Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin and Teagan Micah joined National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering today to announce a major new video portrait of all 23 players from the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Final Squad.