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Stephen Page AO
Biography
Stephen Page AO (b. 1965), Nunukul dancer and choreographer, has been artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre since 1991.
2 portraits in the collection
Stephen Murray-Smith
Biography
Stephen Murray-Smith (1922-1988), writer and editor, was educated at Geelong Grammar and the University of Melbourne before serving in New Guinea during World War 2.
1 portrait in the collection
May Emmeline Wirth
Biography
May Emmeline Wirth (1894–1978), circus performer, was once described as the ‘greatest lady bareback rider of all time’.
1 portrait in the collection
Paul Worstead
Biography
Paul Worstead (b. 1950) is a conceptual artist, poster maker, T-shirt and fabric designer.
2 portraits in the collection
Sage
Biography
Sage (b. 1963) was born in Wales and studied at the School of Documentary Photography in South Wales under magnum photographer David Hurn.
7 portraits in the collection
Peter Porter OAM
Biography
Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010), poet and critic, moved from Brisbane to London in 1951 at age 22.
2 portraits in the collection
Walter Preston
Biography
Walter Preston, engraver and convict, came to New South Wales aboard the Guildford in 1812.
1 portrait in the collection
Beau D. Smith
Biography
Beau Dean Riley Smith is a Wiradjuri and Gamillaraay man, born in Dubbo.
1 portrait in the collection
David Foster OAM
Biography
David Foster OAM (b. 1957), champion axeman, is the most successful competitor in the history of the sport of woodchopping.
1 portrait in the collection
Nam Le
Biography
Nam Le (b. 1978), writer, came to Australia as a baby with his Vietnamese refugee parents.
1 portrait in the collection
Douglas Kirkland
Biography
Douglas Kirkland, photographer, was born in Canada and started his career on small newspapers there.
1 portrait in the collection
Steven Heathcote AM
Biography
Steven Heathcote AM (b. 1964), dancer, is The Australian Ballet's longest-serving principal artist from 1987 to 2007.
1 portrait in the collection
Julian Kingma
Biography
Julian Kingma (b. 1968), photographer, began his career in 1988 as a cadet for the Herald newspaper in Melbourne, and later worked for the Sunday Age as Head Features Photographer.
11 portraits in the collection
Yami Lester OAM
Biography
A Yankunytjatjara man, Yami Lester OAM (1941–2017) was born at Walyatjata in the north of South Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Michele Aboud
Biography
Michele Aboud, commercial, fashion and portrait photographer, is a graduate of the Photographic College of London and UCLA.
1 portrait in the collection
George Sands
Biography
Clem, George, David, Alfie and Russell Sands were members of one of Australia's most famous sporting families.
2 portraits in the collection