Vida Goldstein (1869-1949), activist, was the daughter of energetic social reformers.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased 2011
Gift of Marie Breckenridge 2004
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Rose Scott (1847-1925), feminist and social reformer, devoted much of her life to campaigns that resulted in increased independence for Australian women.
1 portrait in the collection
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998
Mona Hessing (1933-2001) weaver, was described as having made a 'very significant contribution from the late 1960s into the 1980s to the development of weaving as monumental public sculpture.
1 portrait in the collection
Nancy Borlase AM (1914–2006), painter and writer, was born in New Zealand, and had to be dug out of the wreckage when an earthquake struck Napier in late 1931.
4 portraits in the collection
First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.
Joanna Gilmour profiles the life and times of the shutter sisters May and Mina Moore.
Dr Sarah Engledow delves into the life of union leader Pat Mackie who is depicted in a portrait by Nancy Borlase AM.
Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.