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Jessica Hromas

Biography

Jessica Hromas is a Sydney-based freelance photographer specialising in portraiture, corporate photography, photojournalism and arts coverage.

2 portraits in the collection

Maria Polly Cutmore
Maria Polly Cutmore
Maria Polly Cutmore
Jessica Hromas

Maria Polly Cutmore, 2021

Portrait, pigment print on Hahnemühle photorag metallic paper

Purchased 2022

Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Mitchell
Jessica Hromas

Dame Roma Mitchell, 1998

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Hammond Care Group 1999

Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy
David Rosetzky

Jessica Mauboy, 2018

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Sony Music Entertainment Australia 2018

Jessica Hromas. Duration: 44 minutes

Jessica Hromas

Finalist interviews

An interview with Jessica Hromas, Finalist in the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Jessica Mauboy

'Chaos and stillness'
Portrait story

Singer, songwriter and actress Jessica Mauboy with artist David Rosetzky.

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy

Biography

Jessica Mauboy (b. 1989), Darwin-born singer, songwriter and actor, is a descendant of the KuKu Yalanji nation of Far North Queensland.

1 portrait in the collection

Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide)
Deborah Paauwe

Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2008

The Matildas
The Matildas
The Matildas
Angela Tiatia

The Matildas, 2025

Portrait, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 23 minutes

Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2025

Francis Russell Nixon

Sketches and sermons

Magazine article by Jessica Smith, 2009

Jessica Smith looks at the 'fetching' portrait of Tasmania's first Anglican Bishop, Francis Russell Nixon by George Richmond

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy, 2018

by David Rosetzky
General content

Commissioned with funds provided by Sony Music Entertainment Australia 2018

by Matt Nettheim Mia Wasikowska as Robyn Davidson at Hamelin Pool, 2013

Hump days

Magazine article by Jessica Bolton, 2017

Jessica Bolton navigates the parallel tracks documenting Robyn Davidson’s astonishing journey.

Art Handlers Award 2021

Art Handlers' Award 2021

James & Jessica
General content

The Art Handlers' Award for 2021 went to Kristina Kraskov for I'm just a suburban fashionista.

Art Handlers' Award 2020

James & Jessica
General content

The Art Handlers' Award for 2020 went to Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019 by Shea Kirk.

Maria Polly Cutmore

Now and then

Polly Cutmore
Magazine article, 2023

Photographed 35 years apart, these two portraits offer both a timeline of, and thematic thread for, Maria (Polly) Cutmore’s life – from a young woman to a respected Gomeroi Elder.

NPPP Art Handlers Award 2023

Art Handler's Award 2023

General content

The Art Handlers' Award for 2023 went to Ugandan Ssebabi, 2022 by David Cossini.

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