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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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Robyn Stacey

Photo-artist Robyn Stacey has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas since the mid-1980s, and is represented in all major public galleries.

1 portrait in the collection

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Robyn Davidson

Robyn Davidson (b. 1950), writer, attended a Brisbane boarding school before moving to Sydney, where she lived a loosely bohemian lifestyle.

2 portraits in the collection

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer AO

Robyn Archer AO (b. 1948), performer, writer and director, began singing at four years old.

3 portraits in the collection

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Robyn A. Nevin AO

Robin Nevin AO (b. 1942), actor, director and theatre administrator, is the artistic director and chief executive officer of the Sydney Theatre Company.

1 portrait in the collection

The aviator, 2008 by Robyn Buckley

The aviator, 2008

by Robyn Buckley

Skin deep, 2016 by Robyn MacRae

Skin deep, 2016

by Robyn MacRae

Untitled (girl on chair with red shoes) by Violet Frisby

Finding Mrs Frisby

Magazine article by Robyn Sweaney, 2016

Robyn Sweaney's quiet Violet obsession.

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer, 1990

George Gittoes AM

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Robyn Archer AO 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer

Robyn Archer, 1982

Robert McFarlane

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

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Robyn Davidson (Hamelin Pool, Indian Ocean, Western Australia), 1977 (printed 2014)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2014

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Robyn Davidson (near Uluru), 1979 (printed 2014)

Portrait, inkjet print (black and white) on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2014

Robyn Sweaney, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Robyn Sweaney

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Robyn's parents had two terriers, Wuff and Snuff. In spite of Snuff’s ominous name and a couple of close shaves – once, he jumped out of a moving car, and another time, on a long road trip, he was accidentally left behind at a petrol station – he outlived Wuff.

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Robyn Nevin,

Jimmy Pozarik OAM

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007

Robyn Nevin, 2012 by Gary Heery

Robyn Nevin, 2012

Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery, 1984

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of Claudia Hyles, Dr Christiane Lawin-Bruessel, Gwenda Matthews, Gael Newton, Anne O'Hehir, Susan Smith and Dominic Thomas in memory of our friend, Robyn Beeche 2016

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse

Douglas Frew Waterhouse, 2003

Portrait, lenticular photograph

Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2003

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