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Gary Ella
Biography
Gary Ella (b. 1960) is a Yuin and Bidjigal man who grew up in La Perouse with eleven siblings.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Ella, c. 2000
Penny Tweedie
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004
Marcia Ella
Biography
Marcia Ella (b. 1963) was the first Indigenous woman to play international netball for Australia.
1 portrait in the collection
Mark Ella AM
Biography
Mark Ella AM (b. 1959) was one of four Australians named amongst the eleven inaugural ‘legends’ of the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame in 2013.
1 portrait in the collection
King Kamanda, 2015
by Ella Rubeli
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Mark Ella, 2015
Nikki Toole
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Commissioned with funds provided by the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2015
Marcia Ella, 2006
Sahlan Hayes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on resin-coated paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2006
Gallery unveils Portrait of Mark Ella
12 May 2016
Archived media releases 2016
Last night in Sydney, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Australian sporting legend Mark Ella AM.
Gary Ede
Biography
Gary Ede, born in California, began his photographic career in London in the 1970s, photographing authors and celebrities for book publishers.
20 portraits in the collection
Gary Heery
Biography
Gary Heery, photographer, was born in Sydney, where he studied sociology and psychology at the University of New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
Gary Grealy
Biography
Gary Grealy (b. 1950) has established himself over many years as one of Sydney’s leading commercial and portrait photographers with work commissioned by leading advertising agencies and major national and international clients.
11 portraits in the collection
Gary Catalano
Biography
Gary Catalano (1947-2002), poet and critic, was educated at Sydney’s Trinity Grammar and worked in a variety of jobs before a series of Australia Council grants in the late 1970s enabled him to devote himself full-time to writing.
3 portraits in the collection
Gary Foley
Biography
Gary Foley (b. 1950) is a Gumbainggir activist, actor, historian, curator and academic.
2 portraits in the collection
Dad at 93 years old, 2006
by Gary Heery
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The Art Lovers - Megan, 2013
by Gary Grealy
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The steam apprentice, 2009
by Gary Steer
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