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Paul Kelly, c. 1983
William Kelly OAM
Portrait, screenprint on paper
Purchased 2022
Paul Kelly AO
Biography
Paul Kelly AO (b. 1955), singer/songwriter and producer, grew up in Adelaide and made his performing debut in Hobart in 1974.
5 portraits in the collection
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.
Paul Kelly, 2004
Jon Campbell
Portrait, synthetic polymer and enamel paint on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004
Paul Kelly, 2007
Martin Philbey
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2008
Paul Kelly, 2013
Warwick Thornton
Portrait, single channel moving image, colour, sound, 8 minutes 54 seconds
Commissioned with funds provided by Ian Darling 2013
Gail Kelly, 2018
Paul Newton
Portrait, oil on canvas
Commissioned with funds provided by Westpac Group and Optus 2018
Pop poet
Magazine article by Dr Anne Sanders, 2013
Dr Anne Sanders previews the works in the new focus exhibition Paul Kelly and The Portraits.
Paul Kelly, 2007
Peter Brew-Bevan
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2012
Before Too Long
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2004
The story behind the creation of the portrait of singer-songwriter Paul Kelly by the artist Jon Campbell.
The Bushranger Tragedy (from The Australasian Sketcher, 23 November 1878), 1878
an unknown artist, The Australasian Sketcher
Portrait, wood engraving on paper
Purchased 2003
Dan Kelly
Biography
A police party comprising Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Lonigan, Scanlan and McIntyre was dispatched to capture the Kelly gang in 1878.
1 portrait in the collection
Kelly Dixon
Biography
Kelly Dixon is one of Australia's best-known bush balladeers. His poems have been set to music by some of Australia's leading country music stars - including Slim Dusty, who recorded Kelly's classic "Leave Him Out There in the Longyard." Kelly's verses have been collected in the books From a Drifter's Pen and From Under the Cross.
1 portrait in the collection
Nathan Kelly
Biography
Nathan Kelly (b. 1976), photographer, studied fine arts at the Sydney College of the Arts at the University of Sydney before being named as one of Australia’s top 30 photography graduates by Australian Commercial Photography magazine.
3 portraits in the collection
William Kelly OAM
Biography
William Kelly OAM (b. 1943) was born in Buffalo, New York and was a steelworker before becoming a student at the Philadelphia College of Art.
2 portraits in the collection
Gail Kelly
Biography
Gail Kelly (b. 1956), former banking executive, was born in South Africa and gained degrees in arts and education from the University of Cape Town before working as a high-school Latin teacher.
1 portrait in the collection