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Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

Splendid, many-splendoured

Magazine article by Sandra Bruce, 2021

Sandra Bruce gazes on love and the portrait through Australian Love Stories’ multi-faceted prism.

Ruby Hunter

The Legend of Ruby and Archie

A bond in song

The mahi-mahi, 2019 Rob Palmer

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020

Previous exhibition, 2020

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.

Mal Meninga

Mal Meninga, 2018

by Peter Hudson

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Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018

Paul Kelly, 1992 by Wendy McDougall

Paul Kelly and The Portraits

Previous exhibition, 2013

Aspects of singer songwriter Paul Kelly’s performance persona are communicated by portraits selected from a range of artists and leading music photographers in this focus exhibition.

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter, 1996 (printed 2012)

Jacqueline Mitelman

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2012

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly, 2007

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2012

Neil Murray

True fella

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2011

Michael Desmond profiles the Australian songwriter and performer Neil Murray and his contribution to Australian music.

Megan Gale

Glamour vs grunge

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2010

Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.

Archie Roach

Archie Roach

Archie Roach

Archie Roach, 2008

Portrait, oil on canvas laid on composition board

Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Archie Roach

Archie Roach

Archie Roach

Archie Roach, 1992 (printed 2010)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2010

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly, 2004

Portrait, synthetic polymer and enamel paint on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

Archie Roach

Archie Roach AC

Archie Roach AC (1956–2022), singer/songwriter and storyteller, has been described as the voice of the Stolen Generations.

2 portraits in the collection

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Peter Hudson

Peter Hudson (b. 1950), is a landscape and portrait painter who lives and works in Maleny, Queensland.

5 portraits in the collection

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter

Ruby Hunter (1955-2010), singer/songwriter, was a Ngarrindjeri/ Kukatha/ Pitjantjatjara woman from South Australia.

1 portrait in the collection

Archie Roach, 2019 Martin Philbey

Archie Roach, 2019

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