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Luke Cornish

'I love getting into the Salon as a street artist because the whole ethos of that award is the refused, the rejected'

Luke Cornish, aka E.L.K. describes his street art and portraiture

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Luke Cornish

Luke Cornish (b. 1979) is a Sydney-based handmade stencil artist. A self-described former blue-collar worker from Canberra, under the name of E.L.K he began experimenting with stencil cutting and spray paint in his mid-twenties.

1 portrait in the collection

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke, 2012

Portrait, hand-cut acetate stencil, aerosol enamel on canvas

Purchased 2013

Mr. Zee, 2021 Luke Ray

Mr. Zee

Monkey business, 2011 by Alina Gozin'a

Monkey business, 2011

by Alina Gozin'a

Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux, 1928

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Luke and Nacoya, 2016 by Daniel Sponiar

Luke and Nacoya, 2016

by Daniel Sponiar

Luke Brookes and Ellen Buswell, 2021 Elizabeth Looker

Luke Brookes and Ellen Buswell

Elizabeth Looker

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave, 1998 (printed 2020)

Dominique Issermann

Portrait, inkjet print on Hanhnemühle paper

Purchased 2022

Katie and Jaylen Cornish, 2012 by Morganna Magee

Katie and Jaylen Cornish, 2012

by Morganna Magee

Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty AO

Rosie Batty AO (b. 1962), campaigner against family violence, became well known to the Australian public in early 2014, when her eleven-year-old son Luke was murdered by his father as she stood waiting to take him home from cricket practice.

1 portrait in the collection

Hiljaisuus: Four Walks, 2016 by Luke Aleksandrow, video: 9 minutes

Hiljaisuus: Four Walks, 2016

by Luke Aleksandrow

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Finalist, DPA 2016

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave, 1998 (printed 2020) Dominique Issermann. Courtesy of the artist © Dominique Issermann

Stepping out

Beautiful punk love

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Gervaise Purcell

Gervaise Purcell was a commercial photographer specialising in fashion.

1 portrait in the collection

Sarah Tuckfield

Sarah Tuckfield

Sarah Tuckfield neé Gilbart (c. 1808–1854), was the daughter of a Cornish farmer.

1 portrait in the collection

Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty, 2017

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned with funds provided by the Circle of Friends 2017

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