Drusilla Modjeska (b. 1946), writer, feminist and academic, was born in England and moved to Australia in 1971 after several years in Papua New Guinea.
1 portrait in the collection
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2002
Stella Bowen, painter and writer, grew up in Adelaide, where she studied with Margaret Preston.
1 portrait in the collection
Jo Bertini (b. 1964) is a Sydney painter, art educator, lecturer and writer.
2 portraits in the collection
A newly acquired work by Stella Bowen adds to the National Portrait Gallery's growing collection of important Australian self-portraits.
Jennifer Higgie uncovers the intriguing stories behind portraits of women by women in the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
Andrew Sayers explores the self-portraits created by Australian artist Sidney Nolan.
