© National Portrait Gallery 2026
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Search / julie edgar
Julie Edgar
Biography
Julie Edgar (b. 1951) is a Melbourne artist who studied at RMIT, Monash University and the University of Melbourne.
3 portraits in the collection
Julie Edgar
Faith Bandler, 2006
Portrait, cast bronze
Purchased 2007
Reinis Zusters
Portrait of Sir Edgar Coles, 1962
Portrait, oil on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the family of Sir Edgar Coles 2014
Julie Edgar
Jack Brabham, 2004
Portrait, cast bronze on granite plinth
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2005
Julie Edgar
Peter Brock, 2000-2001
Portrait, cast bronze on granite base
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Edgar Coles, c. 1970
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Edmund Edgar
Richard Fitzgerald, c. 1838
Portrait, pencil and watercolour on paper
Gift in memory of Richard Kelynack Evans 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Julie Rrap
Blow Back, 2018
Portrait, pigment photographic prints on paper, hand ground glass
Gift of the artist 2024. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Dr Julie Dowling
Jack Thompson, 2013
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and red ochre on canvas
Purchased 2015
Dr Julie Dowling
Richard Walley, 2015
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint and red ochre on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Neil Archibald and Alan R. Dodge AM, Brandon and Angela Munro, Dr Walter Ong and Graeme Marshall 2015
Edmund Edgar
Biography
Edmund Edgar (1804–1854), engraver and portrait painter, was convicted of robbery in London in 1825 and sentenced to transportation for life.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir Edgar Barton ‘EB’ Coles
Biography
Sir Edgar Barton ‘EB’ Coles (1899-1981) was the longest-serving chief executive of the Coles retail group.
2 portraits in the collection
Dr Julie Dowling
Biography
Julie Dowling, an artist of Badimaya, Irish and Scottish Catholic heritage, was born in Subiaco, Western Australia and grew up in nearby urban and semi-rural areas.
2 portraits in the collection
Klaus Friedeberger
Self portrait, 1948
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Julie Friedeberger 2021
Sir William Dargie CBE
Sir Arthur Coles, c. 1971
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of Coles Myer Ltd 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Julie Rrap
In Profile
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2024
Feminism, risktaking and the politics of looking: Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.