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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.

Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Sage

Cate Blanchett, 1998

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, poly toned on paper

Gift of the artist 1999

Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Karin Catt

Cate Blanchett, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Portrait of Cate Blanchett
Portrait of Cate Blanchett
Portrait of Cate Blanchett
David Rosetzky

Portrait of Cate Blanchett, 2008

Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 9 minutes, 56 seconds

Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2008

Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo
Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo
Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo
Juno Gemes

Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2004

Portrait of Cate Blanchett

by David Rosetzky
Portrait story

David Rosetzky and Cate Blanchett talk about the creation of their video portrait.

Portrait of Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett AC

Biography

Cate Blanchett AC (b. 1969), actor and humanitarian, graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992, joined the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and soon received the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle award for Best Newcomer for Kafka Dances (1993).

4 portraits in the collection

A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell
Tish Linehan

A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell, 2021

Portrait, ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper

Purchased 2022

Portrait of Cate Blanchett

Being Cate

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009

A moving portrait of Cate Blanchett unfolds as an inspired pairing of medium and subject.

Portrait of Cate Blanchett

The transparent mask

Magazine article by Karen Vickery, 2015

Cate Blanchett and the art of acting in Rosetzky’s digital portrait.

A Path of Focus: Portrait of Cate and Bronte Campbell

Cate Campbell OAM

Biography

Sisters Bronte Campbell (b. 1994) and Cate Campbell (b. 1992), champion swimmers, were born in Malawi to South African parents, and took up competitive swimming after the family settled in Brisbane in 2001.

1 portrait in the collection

Gillian Armstrong AM
Gillian Armstrong AM
Gillian Armstrong AM
Gordon Glenn

Gillian Armstrong AM, 1973

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Susie Porter
Susie Porter
Susie Porter
Peter Brew-Bevan

Susie Porter, 2000 (printed 2001)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Noni Hazlehurst
Noni Hazlehurst
Noni Hazlehurst
Lorrie Graham

Noni Hazlehurst, 1977 (printed 2011)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2011

Martin Grant
Martin Grant
Martin Grant
Julian Kingma

Martin Grant, 2004

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2006

Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born
Samuel Hodge

Romance Was Born, 2025

Portrait, photographic installation, collaged pigment prints, wallpaper

Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie 2025

Tim Rogers (You Am I)
Tim Rogers (You Am I)
Tim Rogers (You Am I)
Montalbetti + Campbell

Tim Rogers (You Am I), 1995

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artists 2003

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