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Carla Zampatti AC
Biography
Italian-born Carla Zampatti AC (1942–2021) moved to a small town in Western Australia with her family in 1950.
1 portrait in the collection
Carla Zampatti
'Frescoes, feminism and fashion'
Portrait story
Carla discusses her decision, at age six, to become a fashion designer and the subsequent evolution of her career.
Carla Zampatti
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2019
Carla Zampatti, 2015
Georges Antoni
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Jenny Kee
Carla Fletcher
Image
Twin Souls, Linda Jackson
Carla Fletcher
Image
Vale Carla Zampatti AC
3 April 2021
Archived media releases 2021
The National Portrait Gallery is deeply saddened by the news of the untimely death of Carla Zampatti AC, an Australian icon and a woman who contributed so significantly to defining the identity and style of Australian women.
Collection: Icons
Volume One
Previous exhibition, 2018
When a portrait communicates determination and individuality as boldly as these do, it has the potential to become an iconic image. For the Gallery’s 20th birthday this display brings together a group contemporary photographic portraits of inspiring women and men.
Portrait 65
Autumn/Winter 2021
Magazine
Hugh Ramsay, the fashion of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Peter Wegner's centenarian series, John and Elizabeth Gould's family connections, Karen Quinlan's top five portraits and more.
Twin chics
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2021
Joanna Gilmour on the exuberant union of fashion pioneers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, captured in luminescent splendour by artist Carla Fletcher.