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Michelle Simmons AO
Biography
Michelle Simmons AO (b. 1967), 2018 Australian of the Year, is a pioneer in atomic electronics and quantum computing.
1 portrait in the collection
Michelle Simmons
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2018
Michelle Simmons, 2018
Selina Ou
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Michelle Simmons
Eureka moment
Portrait story
Professor Michelle Simmons and photographer Selina Ou.
Michelle de Kretser
Biography
Michelle de Kretser (b. 1957), author, came to Melbourne with her Sinhalese Dutch parents in 1972.
1 portrait in the collection
Michelle Garnaut AO
Biography
Michelle Garnaut AO studied at Monash University before travelling widely in the early 1980s, returning to Melbourne to complete catering qualifications at William Angliss College.
1 portrait in the collection
Michelle de Kretser, Geography & History, 2013
Weng-Ho Chong
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, charcoal, pastel and conté on linen
Gift of Michelle de Kretser 2015. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Michelle Garnaut, 2015
Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
The line of fire
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2005
Michelle Fracaro examines the life of World War II nurse Margaret Anderson, whose portrait by Napier Waller is in the NPG collection.
Bloodlines
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2004
Michelle Fracaro describes Lionel Lindsay's woodcut The Jester (self-portrait).
The Secret Life of Deb
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2003
Australian actress Deborah Mailman is the subject of a unique portrait by Evert Ploeg.
101 photographic portraits
Magazine article by Michelle Fracaro, 2004
Pat Corrigan's generous gift of 100 photographic portraits by Greg Weight.
Michelle Simmons, 2018
by Selina Ou
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Selina Ou
Biography
Selina Ou (b. 1977), a Melbourne-based photographer, established her reputation through photographs of figures in urban environments that teem with detail, such as streets, convenience stores, workshops, hardware outlets and pharmacies.
1 portrait in the collection
Art Handlers' Award 2019
James & Michelle
General content
The Art Handlers' Award for 2019 went to A Calm So Deep, 2018 by Elizabeth Looker.
The photographers
General content
The eight photographers represent diverse styles, specialities and career paths. Abigail Varney, Peter Brew-Bevan, Martin Philbey, John Tsiavis, Michelle Day, Julian Kingma, and Giovanni Lovisetto.