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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Mike Parr
Mike Parr
Mike Parr
Greg Weight

Mike Parr, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

12 Untitled Self Portraits (Set 3)
12 Untitled Self Portraits (Set 3)
12 Untitled Self Portraits (Set 3)
Mike Parr, John Loane

12 Untitled Self Portraits (Set 3), 1990

Portrait, drypoint on 12 sheets of paper, unique state prints on paper

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

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Peter Eve

Mike Smith, 2007 (printed 2013)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Peter Eve 2013

Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen
Francis Reiss

Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen, 1993

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004

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

Eddie Mabo (after Mike Kelley's 'Booth's Puddle' 1985, from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's profile) No.3, 1996

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999

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Mike Chavez

Richard Bell, 2009

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, screenprint and spray paint on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Mike Chavez

Biography

Mike Chavez, also known as MIGS, was born in the Philippines and studied at the Queensland College of Art from 1988 to 1990.

1 portrait in the collection

Mike Brown and Liz Land in Kitchen

Mike Brown

Biography

Mike Brown (1938-1997) artist, was a participant (with Ross Crothall and Colin Lanceley) in the 1962 Annandale Imitation Realists exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and Design, Melbourne.

1 portrait in the collection

Album of cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph including a portrait of John Tebbutt
Album of cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph including a portrait of John Tebbutt
Album of cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph including a portrait of John Tebbutt
Various

Album of cartes de visite and cabinet card photograph including a portrait of John Tebbutt, c. 1870s

Portrait, leather-bound album of cartes de visite and cabinet cards, 46 page book, featuring 156 photographs

Gift of Mike MacPhail 2010

Jeanne Little
Jeanne Little
Jeanne Little
Robin Sellick

Jeanne Little, 1994 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2021

(Leila Waddell) Chain of being
(Leila Waddell) Chain of being
(Leila Waddell) Chain of being
Emily Hunt

(Leila Waddell) Chain of being, 2023-2024

Portrait, etching on paper

Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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

George Spartels
George Spartels
George Spartels
Ivan Gaal

George Spartels, early 1970s

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2019

Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Robin Sellick

Shane Warne, 2006

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2006

Tim Johnson

Tim Johnson

Biography

Tim Johnson, Sydney-based artist, was part of a circle of urban conceptual artists in the 1970s.

4 portraits in the collection

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Matthew Sleeth

Biography

Matthew Sleeth began his photographic career with a number of monographs including Roaring Days, The Bank Book and Tour of Duty.

2 portraits in the collection

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