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Ellie Cole
'I always dreamed of being a mermaid'
Portrait story
Ellie Cole on the freedom of the pool and being photographed by Peter Brew-Bevan.
Ellie Cole AM
Biography
Ellie Cole AM (b. 1991), swimming champion, is Australia's most decorated female Paralympian.
1 portrait in the collection
Ellie Cole
In their own words
In their own words
Recorded 2021
Portrait Story
Magazine article by Ellie Cole AM, 2022
For me, swimming was particularly special because it was the only sport that I could participate in as a kid where I could take my prosthetic leg off, jump in the water, and I could be the same as all the other kids.
Ellie Cole, 2016 (printed 2021)
Peter Brew-Bevan
Portrait, inkjet print on paper
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal for Contemporary Australian Photography 2021
kith and kin
Magazine article by Ellie Buttrose, 2024
Ellie Buttrose reveals the web of connection behind Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist Archie Moore’s kith and kin, which won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale 2024.
Nothing to hide, 2006
by Bindi Cole
Image
Australian Aboriginal Cricketers, 1867
Patrick Dawson
Portrait, albumen silver photograph on original lithograph title sheet
Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2009
2021 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2021 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Peter Brew-Bevan's portraits of athletes Turia Pitt, Leisel Jones OAM and Ellie Cole OAM.
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, early 1970s
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, pen and ink on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Herbert Cole 'Nugget' Coombs, n.d.
Louis Kahan AO
Portrait, fibre-tipped pen on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Portrait 71
Magazine
Ryan Presley about portraiture, Emma Kindred on the career of Joan Ross, Ellie Buttrose looks at Archie Moore’s kith and kin, and Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.
H.C. Coombs
Biography
Herbert Cole ('Nugget') Coombs (1906–1997) was the governor of the Commonwealth (later Reserve) Bank of Australia from 1949 to 1968.
3 portraits in the collection
Forough Yavari
Vox pops
This work is Serenity, it's actually it's part of a series, Salvation that I've been working the past couple of years. And for this project I'm inspired by Langston Hughes.
Presence and Absence
Portrait Sculpture in Australia
Previous exhibition, 2003
This exhibition focuses on exploring national and communal identity through sculptural production in Australia, from the early decades of settlement through to the present day
Don Burrows
Biography
Don Burrows AO MBE (1928-2020) is Australia’s best–known jazz musician.
2 portraits in the collection