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Portrait Allsorts

In Gallery Seven

Offering portraiture in all its flavours: painting, photography, drawing, textiles, printmaking and sculpture, this exhibition is a feast for minds and eyes.

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Portraits on display

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Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman, 1999 Evert Ploeg. © Evert Ploeg/Copyright Agency, 2024
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2020
Collection display in Gallery Seven, November 2020
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Portrait of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 2000 Australian Tapestry Workshop, Merrill Dumbrell, Christopher Pyett, Normana Wight. © Australian Tapestry Workshop
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries, 1958 Clifton Pugh AO. © Shane Pugh
Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe
Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe, 1992 (printed 2009) George Fetting. © George Fetting/Copyright Agency, 2024
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton, 2009 Brook Andrew, Trent Walter. © Brook Andrew
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical
Robert Hughes - Nothing if not critical, 2001 Bill Leak. © Estate of Bill Leak
Rosie Batty
Rosie Batty, 2017 Nikki Toole. © Nikki Toole
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu, 2004 Ah Xian. © Ah Xian
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving)
Hugo at home (Hugo Weaving), 2011 Nicholas Harding. © Nicholas Harding
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, 2009 Guido Maestri. © Guido Maestri
Ned Kelly death mask
Ned Kelly death mask, date unknown an unknown artist after Maximilian Kreitmayer
Lowitja O'Donoghue
Lowitja O'Donoghue, 2006 Robert Hannaford AM. © Commonwealth of Australia
Quentin Bryce
Quentin Bryce, 2016 Michael Zavros. © Michael Zavros
Charles Teo
Charles Teo, 2012 Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang). © Adam Chang (Hong Jun Zhang)
Mr John Eason
Mr John Eason, 1838 W. B. Gould
Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati]
Trucaninny [Trukanini], wife of Woureddy [Wurati], 1836 Benjamin Law
Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land
Woureddy [Wurati], an Aboriginal Chief of Van Diemen's Land, 1835 Benjamin Law
David Jones
David Jones, 1853 Henry Robinson Smith
Jane Mander Jones
Jane Mander Jones, 1853 Henry Robinson Smith
June Dally Watkins
June Dally Watkins, c. 1968 (printed 2017) Robert McFarlane. © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2024
Don Burrows at work
Don Burrows at work, 1998 Barry Walsh. © Barry Walsh
Senator Bonner
Senator Bonner, 1990 Robert Campbell Jnr. © Estate of Robert Campbell Jnr. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, 2014 Sam Leach. © Sam Leach
Major Thomas Lord
Major Thomas Lord, c. 1840 Henry Mundy
Susan Lord
Susan Lord, c. 1840 Henry Mundy
Lord Florey
Lord Florey, c. 1966 Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Reg Grundy
Reg Grundy, 1992 (cast 2003) Nigel Boonham. © Nigel Boonham
Nancy Bird Walton
Nancy Bird Walton, c. 1973 Judy Cassab AO CBE. © Judy Cassab/Copyright Agency, 2024
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally, 1987 Bernd Heinrich. © Bernd Heinrich
Professor Harry Messel
Professor Harry Messel, 1973 Louis Kahan AO. © Louis Kahan/Copyright Agency, 2024
Dame Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Gilmore, c. 1938 Lyall Trindall. © Estate of Lyall Trindall
Jessie Street
Jessie Street, 1929 Reginald Jerrold-Nathan. © Estate of Reginald Jerrold-Nathan
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley
Head study for portrait of Margaret Olley, 1994 Jeffrey Smart AO. © Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Thea Proctor
Thea Proctor, c. 1896 an unknown artist
John Bell
John Bell, 1962 (printed 2006) Jozef Vissel. © Jozef Vissel
Norman Lindsay
Norman Lindsay, 1921 Harold Cazneaux
Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales
Arthur Phillip Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief in & over the territory of New South Wales, 1789 W Sherwin, John Stockdale after Francis Wheatley
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes
'The crimson thread of kinship' Henry Parkes, c. 1898 Nelson Illingworth
Lola Montes
Lola Montes, c. 1845 Joseph Karl Stieler
Gaby Kennard
Gaby Kennard, 2020 Lisa Tomasetti. © Lisa Tomasetti
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane,
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (in her aeroplane, "My Little Ship II) an unknown artist
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait)
Mrs Bonney flying from Australia to South Africa via Siam. Singapore 1937 (full length portrait) an unknown artist
Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer, 2015 Alana Landsberry. © Bauer Media Pty Ltd
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