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Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2018
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Jenny Mackay in memory of Don Mackay 2015
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Recorded 1965
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Margaret Adams 1999
Gary Grealy (b. 1950) has established himself over many years as one of Sydney’s leading commercial and portrait photographers with work commissioned by leading advertising agencies and major national and international clients.
11 portraits in the collection
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
After months of anticipation, the winner for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has been announced with renowned Sydney portrait photographer Gary Grealy taking out the award. George Fetting, guest judge for the 2017 Prize, was entranced with the evocative nature of the winning portrait Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay.
Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.
Responding to Bare, Canberra Youth Theatre in partnership with the Gallery presented a performance that explores identity.
Dillon Kombumerri is a Yugembir man who grew up on Minjerriba (North Stradbroke Island).
1 portrait in the collection
George Moore (1923-2008), champion jockey, was born in Mackay, Qld and was apprenticed in Brisbane in 1938.
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Purchased 2015
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of David Caird and Melbourne Herald Sun 2003
Gift of the artist 2004