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Bonita Mabo
Biography
Bonita Mabo AO (c. 1943–2018), South Sea Islander reconciliation activist, was the widow of Torres Strait Islander land claimant Eddie Mabo.
1 portrait in the collection
Bonita Mabo, 1994 (printed 2011)
Lorrie Graham
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2011
Eddie Mabo
Biography
Koiki (Eddie) Mabo (1937-1992) was born and lived in the Torres Strait until 1959 when he moved to the mainland.
1 portrait in the collection
Eddie Mabo (after Mike Kelley's 'Booth's Puddle' 1985, from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's profile) No.3, 1996
John Citizen
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 1999
The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG
Biography
The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG (b. 1939) was a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1996 to 2009.
16 portraits in the collection
Henry Reynolds
Biography
Henry Reynolds (b. 1938), historian, studied at the University of Tasmania before taking up a lectureship at Townsville University College (later James Cook University) in 1965.
1 portrait in the collection
Ron Castan AM QC
Biography
Ron Castan AM QC (1939–1999), barrister, played a leading role in some of the most significant Australian litigation involving the rights of Indigenous people.
2 portraits in the collection
Henry Reynolds, 2012
Dave Tacon
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2012
Rachel, 2021
Thea Anamara Perkins
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint on gessoboard
Purchased 2022
Colin Friels
Biography
Colin Friels (b. 1952) arrived in Australia as an adolescent with his Scottish parents, both blue-collar workers.
1 portrait in the collection
Ron Castan AM QC, 1995 (printed 2001)
Kate Gollings
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn Darling AC 2001
Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) and Lowitja O’Donoghue at the opening of the inaugural National Aboriginal Conference, Canberra, 1978 (printed 2014)
Mervyn Bishop
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2015
Colin Friels, n.d.
Stuart Campbell
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012
Deborah Mailman AM
Biography
Deborah Mailman AM (b. 1972), Bidjara and Māori (Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa) actor and singer, is the daughter of Maori and Aboriginal parents who met when her father was touring on the rodeo circuit.
1 portrait in the collection
Professor Marcia Langton AO
Biography
Professor Marcia Langton AO (b. 1951), anthropologist, geographer and academic, is a descendant of the Yiman and Bidjara nations of Queensland.
3 portraits in the collection
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG
Biography
Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG (1932–2024), a Yankunytjatjara woman, dedicated her life’s work to advancing the rights and wellbeing of Australia’s First Peoples.
2 portraits in the collection