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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Heather McKay

Heather McKay AO MBE

Heather McKay AO MBE (b. 1941), squash champion, dominated the game worldwide for sixteen years and was the first to be inducted into the Women's International Squash Players Association Hall of Fame.

1 portrait in the collection

Heather McKay

Heather McKay

Heather McKay

Heather McKay, 1980

Ern McQuillan OAM

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2004

Ian McKay

Ian McKay

Ian McKay

Ian McKay, 1984

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

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Heather McKean

Joy McKean OAM (b. 1930) and Heather McKean (b. 1932), country music performers, taught themselves to play various instruments and yodel.

1 portrait in the collection

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Joy and Heather McKean, 1988

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012

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Joy McKean OAM

Joy McKean OAM (b. 1930) and Heather McKean (b. 1932), country music performers, taught themselves to play various instruments and yodel.

1 portrait in the collection

McCaughey Street, Turner, 1959, 2012 by Heather Corrigan

Heather Corrigan

Finalist interviews

The lovely faces in my photograph are that of my best friends. Some I have only known for a couple of months, others for most of my life. For me, recreating a family portrait with individuals I love was supremely important. I was reconstructing a photo of people I cherish with people I adore.

Portrait of Ingvar Kenne, 2012 by Simon Harsent

Finalist interviews

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Interviews with NPPP 2013 finalists Melanie Faith Dove, Simon Harsent, Ahmad Sabra, Sharon Zwi, Katherine Bennett, Krystal Seigerman, Arianne McNaught, Janet Tavener, Louise Whelan, Myles Nelson and Heather Corrigan.

Yhonnie and Indiana, 2012 by Janelle Low

NPPP 2013 learning resource

Learning resource archive

Exploring select works from the NPPP 2012. For secondary students.

Ian Kiernan

Ian Kiernan AO

Ian Kiernan AO (1940-2018), environmental campaigner, started work as a labourer and became a builder, making a fortune in property investments.

1 portrait in the collection

Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye

Headspace 6

Previous exhibition, 2005

The sixth in the National Portrait Gallery’s series of student exhibitions, will feature 200 portrait artworks, both two and three-dimensional, from secondary school students from across Australia

Terry Snow and China

Terry Snow and China

Terry Snow and China

Terry Snow and China, 2017

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Justin Garrick and Ms Dharini Ganesan Rasu, Mr Dino Nikias & Mrs Dimitra Nikias, Mr Jim Windeyer, Ms Claudia Hyles, Mrs Sotiria Liangis OAM and Mr John Liangis, Justice Mary Finn, Mr Bill Farmer AO and Mrs Elaine Farmer, Mr Tim Efkarpidis, Mr Bob Nattey and Mrs Charlotte Nattey, Ms Jennifer Bott AO, Mr Keith Bradley, Dr Sam Whittle and Mrs Heather Whittle 2017

Ian Kiernan

Ian Kiernan

Ian Kiernan

Ian Kiernan, 1996

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001

Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye

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Magazine article by David Sequeira, 2005

The National Portrait Gallery's annual survey of student self portraiture highlights the processes of personal inquiry through portraiture by students from all levels across Australia.

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The Joy Of Life, 2002 by Janelle McKay

Headspace 3

Previous exhibition, 2002

The self-portrait enables students to explore emerging and changing aspects of their own identity, their sense of self, their place in the world, their experience of being human

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