Shakespeare to Winehouse open 9:00am–7:00pm on Thu, Fri, Sat from 7 July
Hugo Weaving AO (b. 1960), actor, spent his childhood in England, Australia and South Africa before returning to live in Australia in 1976.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2012
Artist Nicholas Harding talks about how he became interested in portraiture, and his motivation in painting Hugo Weaving.
Hugo Wolfsohn, a Dunera Boy, was Foundation Professor of Politics at Latrobe University.
2 portraits in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Elaine Mayer and Ms Vicky Mayer 2011
Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples this NAIDOC week and join Ronnie Jordan a Kalkadoon Pitta Pitta woman, who will share her traditional ecological knowledge with you.
Robert Rosen is a portrait photographer who took thousands of snaps of the tawdry Sydney social scene of the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
2 portraits in the collection
Richard Roxburgh (b. 1962), actor, completed an economics degree at the Australian National University before gaining a place at NIDA on his second attempt.
2 portraits in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
An interview with Victorian Tapestry Workshop artists Sue Walker and Christopher Pyett.
Sue Walker (b. 1936) is a weaver and arts administrator. After studying fine arts in Melbourne she began her professional career as a weaver in London.
1 portrait in the collection
The Board oversees the Gallery's strategic directions, objectives and governance.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Mona Hessing (1933-2001) weaver, was described as having made a 'very significant contribution from the late 1960s into the 1980s to the development of weaving as monumental public sculpture.
1 portrait in the collection
Emile Sherman, film producer, graduated from the University of Sydney before beginning his career with a documentary about his great-great-uncle Chatzkel, a Lithuanian Jew who lived through both world wars and the Bolshevik revolution.
1 portrait in the collection