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Artist Workshop with Emily Hunt
Event, Saturday 14 November
Explore the relationship between intention, creativity and magick with Emily Hunt on the opening day of Maiden Mother Crone.
(Rosaleen Norton) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Emily Hunt
Portrait, etching on paper
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
(James Smith) Homunculus trance, 2023-2024
Emily Hunt
Portrait, calico, glazed ceramic, gold lustre, wood, nylon string, synthetic wig, found textiles and bronze
Purchased 2024
(Leila Waddell) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Emily Hunt
Portrait, etching on paper
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Panel Discussion
Maiden Mother Crone
Event, Saturday 14 November
Join contemporary artists Del Kathryn Barton, Emily Hunt and Jess Johnson for a lively discussion about their exhibition Maiden Mother Crone.
Maiden Mother Crone
Upcoming exhibition
Enter the intricate and elaborate worlds of contemporary artists Del Kathryn Barton, Emily Hunt and Jess Johnson.
In Profile
Emily Hunt
Magazine article by Isobel Parker Philip and Dr Emma Kindred, 2025
Isobel Parker Philip and Emma Kindred delve into Emily Hunt’s embellished marionettes and intricate etchings which layer history, memory and magic.
Caroline Chisholm, 1853
J B. Hunt after Antoine François Jean Claudet
Portrait, steel engraving on paper
Purchased 2015
(James Smith / Joshua Smith) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Emily Hunt
Portrait, etching on paper
Purchased 2024
Master of the Hunt "Steady, Gentlemen, Steady!" [Mr George Watson], 1874
Tom Durkin, The Weekly Times
Portrait, lithograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
2025
Portrait Donors
Mr George Watson
Biography
George John Watson (1829–1906), racing entrepreneur, was born at Ballydarton in Co.
1 portrait in the collection
Peter Purves Smith
Biography
Peter Purves Smith (1912–1949), artist, went to Geelong Grammar with his lifelong friend Russell Drysdale.
2 portraits in the collection
Frank Wootton, c. 1908
Sir Leslie Ward, Hentschel-Colourtype, Vanity Fair Magazine
Portrait, chromolithograph on paper
Gift of Ronald A Walker 2009. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Recognition
Percy Leason's Aboriginal Portraits
Previous exhibition, 1999
Originally conceived as an anthropological record, Percy Leason’s powerful 1934 portraits of Victorian Aboriginal people are today considered to be a highlight of 20th century Australian portraiture
Super Kaylene Whiskey
Previous exhibition, 2025
Super Kaylene Whiskey celebrates one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, proud Yankunytjatjara woman Kaylene Whiskey.