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Jimmy Pozarik OAM
Claudia Karvan on the set of Love My Way,
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007
Claudia Karvan OAM
Biography
Claudia Karvan OAM (b. 1973), actor, grew up in Sydney and made her first film appearances as a ten-year-old.
1 portrait in the collection
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
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Chrissy Grishin, c. 1996 (printed 2012)
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Claudia Hyles 2012
Jiawei Shen
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG, 2006
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with the assistance of funds provided by the Mundango Charitable Trust and Claudia Hyles 2006
Robyn Beeche
Leigh Bowery, 1984
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of Claudia Hyles, Dr Christiane Lawin-Bruessel, Gwenda Matthews, Gael Newton, Anne O'Hehir, Susan Smith and Dominic Thomas in memory of our friend, Robyn Beeche 2016
Michael Zavros
Portrait of Alex Dimitriades, 2005
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of the artist 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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
In character on location
Magazine article by Alistair McGhie, 2011
A photograph of Claudia Karvan that blends actor, character, photographer and captures the creative collaboration of the television series Love my way.
2016
Portrait Donors
Alex Dimitriades
Biography
Alex Dimitriades (b. 1973), actor, grew up in Earlwood, Sydney, the son of first-generation Greek immigrants.
1 portrait in the collection
Helen Edwards
Biography
Helen Edwards, a member of Portrait Artists Australia, has been a finalist in the Black Swan Prize four times, the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize in Bega once and has been selected for the Salon des Refusés of the Archibald twice.
1 portrait in the collection
Andrew Charlton
Biography
Andrew 'Boy' Charlton (1907-1975) was a keen surfer throughout his youth.
1 portrait in the collection
Lovingly observed
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
Sarah Engledow previews the beguiling summer exhibition, Idle hours.
Portrait 40
July - August 2011
Magazine
This issue features Claudia Karvan & Jimmy Pozarik, Agus Suwage & Contemporary Portraiture from Asia, Fred Williams, Zhong Chen, John Bell, The French Antipodes and more.