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Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Robin Sellick's portraits of Australian sportspeople include Harry Kewell, Adam Scott, Shane Warne, Mark Webber and John Newcombe.
Shane Dye (b. 1966), jockey, was born in Matamata, New Zealand, and served his apprenticeship in New Zealand before coming to Australia in 1985.
2 portraits in the collection
Born the year that Dawn Fraser won her first Olympic Gold medal, Shane Gould (b.1956) in her very brief international career, became one of the world’s greatest female swimmers.
Shane Maloney (b. 1953) is the creator of the popular 'Murray Whelan' series of six crime novels, beginning with Stiff (1994) and The Brush-Off (1996) and currently ending at Sucked In (2007).
1 portrait in the collection
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2009
Shane Gould, Australian champion and Olympic gold medallist talks about her passion for swimming.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2019
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Artist Rick Amor and author Shane Maloney relate divergent experiences of the creation of Shane's portrait.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2003
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Clyde Cameron 2012
Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman
Glenn McGrath makes a strong impact on the English batsmen and the walls of the National Portrait Gallery.
Introduction The National Portrait Gallery’s photographic exhibition Flash: Australian Athletes in Focus explores various interpretations of Australian sporting men and women.