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I Am A New Woman
Magazine article, 2025
Alison Alder’s dynamic series of prints champions trailblazing women who fought for social and political change.
I AM A NEW WOMAN series, 2024
Alison Alder
Portrait, screen prints on paper
Purchased with donor funds 2024
Alan Alder
Biography
Alan Alder (1937–2019), dancer and ballet teacher, began his career studying tap and Scottish highland dancing in Canberra.
2 portraits in the collection
Alan Alder, c. 1970 (printed 2012)
Janice McIllree
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Janice McIllree 2012
Alan Alder, c. 1970 (printed 2012)
Janice McIllree
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Janice McIllree 2012
Alison Rehfisch
Biography
Alison Baily Rehfisch (1900–1975) was born Alison Green in Woollahra, New South Wales, to parents who 'were very interested in painting – in all the arts: music, literature, everything'.
2 portraits in the collection
Alison Rehfisch
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 1965
Double Self Portrait in Mirror, c. 1936
Alison Rehfisch
Portrait, oil on hessian
Purchased 2023
George Duncan, c. 1940
Alison Rehfisch
Portrait, oil on hessian laid on cardboard
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Margaret Adams 1999
Richard Morecroft & Alison Mackay, 2016
Gary Grealy
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2018
Mary Windeyer, 1850s
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory
Gift of the Windeyer family 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Richard Windeyer, 1840s
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Gift of the Windeyer family 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Richard Windeyer, 1830s
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Windeyer family 2009
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
William Charles Windeyer aged six, 1840
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on ivory
Gift of the Windeyer family 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Charles Windeyer, 1830s
an unknown artist
Portrait, watercolour on paper
Gift of the Windeyer family 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Alison Alder
Artists and Collectives
One of Australia’s preeminent printmakers, Alison Alder explores social and political issues through her art practice from her studio in Mongarlowe on Yuin Country.