© National Portrait Gallery 2026
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Search / rosaleen norton
Emily Hunt
(Rosaleen Norton) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Portrait, etching on paper
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Rennie Ellis
Rosaleen Norton, Witch of Kings Cross, 1970-1971
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Rosaleen Norton
Biography
Rosaleen Norton (1917-1979) self-proclaimed witch and artist, is now best remembered as the woman whose perverse influence contributed substantially to the downfall of conductor Eugene Goossens.
2 portraits in the collection
Aussies All
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2006
Rennie Ellis photographs the self-proclaimed 'Witch of Kings Cross'.
Emily Hunt
(Leila Waddell) Chain of being, 2023-2024
Portrait, etching on paper
Gift of the artist 2025. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Max Dupain OBE
Eugene Goossens, c. 1954
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Timothy Fairfax AC 2003
Max Dupain OBE
Eugene Goossens, c. 1954
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of Danina Dupain Anderson 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Rennie Ellis
Barry Gibb, 1970-1971
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
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.
Naomi Watts
Biography
Naomi Watts (b. 1968), actress, was born in England and came to Australia from Wales at the age of fourteen.
1 portrait in the collection
Good, bad and the ugly
Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2007
Michael Desmond explores what makes a portrait subject significant.
Dupain detective
Magazine article by Johanna McMahon, 2019
Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.
Skin names
General content
The first row of paintings depict stories relating to kinship, introducing significant women relatives.
Ngarranggarni
General content
The third row of paintings come from Ngarranggarni (Dreaming).
Peter Brew-Bevan Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2005
In this exhibition Sydney based photographer Peter Brew-Bevan brings together an intimate collection of works that highlight his passion for the genre of portraiture over the last 10 years
So Fine
Contemporary women artists make Australian history
Previous exhibition, 2018
This exhibition features new works from ten women artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history, enriching the contemporary narrative around Australia’s history and biography, reflecting the tradition of storytelling in our country.