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Noel Stapleton

Noel Stapleton (1927-2017) commercial artist, began his career in Brisbane in 1944.

1 portrait in the collection

JOH (The Hon Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen)

JOH (The Hon Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen)

JOH (The Hon Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen)

JOH (The Hon Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen), c. 1987

Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas board

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

The Lady of Shalott, 2019 Colleen Stapleton

The Lady of Shalott, 2019

Colleen Stapleton

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Noel Rubie

Noel Rubie (1901–1976) was a painter and photographer who had a portrait and industrial photography studio in Sydney and worked during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

1 portrait in the collection

Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie

Noel 'Digger' McGrowdie (1920-1961), jockey, was born in Brisbane and educated at a Christian Brothers School in Toowoomba before being apprenticed in Brisbane at the age of fourteen.

1 portrait in the collection

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Noel Counihan

Noel Counihan, born in Melbourne, began his career as a press caricaturist, freelancing in Australia, New Zealand and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s.

1 portrait in the collection

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Noel McKenna

Noel McKenna (b. 1956), artist, is best known for his spare linear style and paintings of everyday scenarios, often featuring animals and interiors.

3 portraits in the collection

Alan Marshall

Noel Counihan

In their own words

In their own words

Recorded 1961

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey

Noel Fraser Hickey (1921–2010) was born in Kensington, in Sydney, New South Wales, a stone's throw from the Royal Randwick Racecourse.

1 portrait in the collection

Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie

Noel McGrowdie, 1957 (printed 2003)

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye

Stable Scene with Shane Dye, 2000

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Noel Charlie, 2011 by Tobias Titz

Noel Charlie, 2011

William Nuttall with horses in field, 2023 Noel McKenna

William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field, 2023 Noel McKenna

William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field

William Nuttall with horses in field, 2023

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Noel McKenna, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Noel McKenna

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It’s a matter beyond dispute that in the entire history of Australian art, it’s Noel McKenna who’s painted the liveliest rendition of the head of a Chihuahua.

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