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Peter Garrett by Karin Catt

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Karin Catt Portraits

Previous exhibition, 2006

Australian photographer Karin Catt has photographed world leaders, a host of rock stars and Oscar-winning compatriots Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Cate Blanchett.

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Karin Catt

Karin Catt grew up in Newcastle, where she began taking photographs of touring bands while a schoolgirl, and also in London and Hong Kong.

9 portraits in the collection

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce, 2000 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2005

Nicole Kidman

9 lives of Karin Catt

Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2006

Australian photographer Karin Catt has shot across the spectrum of celebrity, her subjects including rock stars, world leaders and actors.

Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2005

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe, 2001 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

George Miller

George Miller

George Miller

George Miller, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne, 2001 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2005

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

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Peter Garrett, 1999

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Portrait 20

June - August 2006

This issue of Portrait Magazine features Dame Nellie Melba and Frances Alda, Leigh Bowery, Karin Catt, Sidney Nolan and more.

Steve Kilbey

Steve Kilbey

Steve Kilbey

Steve Kilbey, 1981 (printed 2018)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Keith Urban

Match made in entertainment heaven

When the stars align

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert (b. 1973), fashion model, grew up in Cooma, New South Wales, her family having migrated from Germany when she was nine.

1 portrait in the collection

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert

Anneliese Seubert, 1997 (printed 2014)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Ian Thorpe

Collection: Icons

Previous exhibition, 2018

The second instalment of a display featuring bold contemporary portraits drawn from the collection. For the Gallery’s 20th birthday this display brings together a group contemporary photographic portraits of inspiring women and men.

Cate Blanchett

Australians in Hollywood

Previous exhibition, 2003

Although perceived to be a recent phenomenon, the 'Aussie invasion' of Hollywood can actually be traced as far back as the early 1900s

Elle Macpherson

Australian Visit

Previous exhibition, 2006

The exhibition will include works of art from the NPG Canberra's permanent collection with some inward loans and aims to highlight the achievements of notable Australians.

Jessie Street

First Ladies

Significant Australian Women 1913–2013

Previous exhibition, 2013

First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.

Lucy, 2001

Technical terminology

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2010

Michael Desmond introduces some of the ideas behind the exhibition Present Tense: An imagined grammar of portraiture in the digital age.

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