Professor Penny Sackett, Australian National University and former Chief Scientist for Australia (2008-2011) talks about her life in science.
Penny Sackett (b. 1956), physicist, astronomer and former Chief Scientist for Australia, gained her undergraduate degree in her home state of Nebraska, USA, before earning a PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Pittsburgh in 1984.
1 portrait in the collection
Recorded 2014
Professor Penny Sackett and artist Andrew Mezei describe the process behind making the portrait.
Purchased 2012
Artist Andrew Mezei talks about his art practice and the process behind his portrait of Professor Penny Sackett.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Aboriginal people and their culture have been the focus of much of Penny Tweedie's photography during the last period of her career.
47 portraits in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004