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Roberta Sykes
Biography
Roberta Sykes (1943–2010), writer and activist, grew up in Townsville and moved to Sydney in the mid-1960s.
1 portrait in the collection
Dr Roberta Sykes and Naomi, 1994
Juno Gemes
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Bobbi Sykes, Aboriginal Medical Service
Carol Jerrems
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Bobbi Sykes, Aboriginal Medical Service
Carol Jerrems
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Bobbi Sykes, Black Moratorium, Sydney, '72
Carol Jerrems
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Bobbi Sykes, Black Moratorium, Sydney, '72
Carol Jerrems
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Bobbi Sykes, Black Moratorium, Sydney, '72
Carol Jerrems
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Shadow crown
Nicholas Hopwood
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Keith Laught, 1951
Geoffrey Shedley
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Mary Shedley, Mrs Christine Moriarty, Mrs Josephine Lawrence and Mrs Helen Beare 2010
Carol Jerrems: Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2024
Carol Jerrems: Portraits is a major exhibition of one of Australia’s most influential photographers. Jerrems’ intimate portraits of friends, lovers and artistic peers transcend the purely personal and have come to shape Australian visual culture.
Quentin Jones
Biography
Over the past 18 years Quentin Jones has worked on most Fairfax mastheads, including The Good Weekend and The Sydney Magazine.
2 portraits in the collection
Chris Budgeon
Biography
Chris Budgeon, born and educated in Canada, has lived in Australia since 1983 and has forged an outstanding career in the advertising industry, winning a number of industry awards, including selection in Lurzer's Archive 'top 200 advertising photographers World Wide' in 2004/2005, 2006/2007 and 2008/2009.
1 portrait in the collection
Darling Portrait Prize 2022
Previous exhibition, 2022
The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
Shigeo Sawada
Biography
Shigeo Sawada (1890-1940) was the Managing Director of Okura and Co. Trading Ltd in Sydney from 1937 to his death.
1 portrait in the collection
Petrina Hicks
More about In the flesh artists
Petrina Hicks has exhibited widely throughout Australia, and internationally, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, USA and Japan. Her work was selected for screening in the 17th International Videobrasil (2011) and featured in Pingyao International Photography Festival, China (2010).
The Honourable Margaret Lusink AM, 2019
Pamela Joyce, Australian Tapestry Workshop
Portrait, wool and cotton tapestry
Gift of The Honourable Margaret Lusink AM 2021