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Wayne Blair
Biography
Wayne Blair (b. 1971), director, actor and writer, became interested in acting and dance while a high school student in Rockhampton in the 1980s.
1 portrait in the collection
Wayne Blair, 2007 (printed 2014)
Ingvar Kenne
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Harold Blair AO
Biography
Harold Blair AO (1924–1976), singer and Indigenous advocate, spent his youth on the Purga Mission, and began singing in local concerts on the canefields in the Childers area.
1 portrait in the collection
Harold Blair, 1948
Ernest Buckmaster
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased 2010
Wayne Lynch
Biography
Wayne Lynch (b. 1951), surfer and surfboard shaper, grew up in Lorne, Victoria, not far from Bells Beach.
2 portraits in the collection
Shake a leg
Wayne Quilliam
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Cultural Evolution
Wayne Quilliam
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Bionic Bora
Wayne Quilliam
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Silent Strength
Wayne Quilliam
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Wayne Lynch, 1968 (printed 2010)
Edward Sawden
Portrait, inkjet print on hahnemuhle 100% cotton rag paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Arcadia (Wayne Lynch and Bob McTavish), 1969 (reprinted 2011)
John Witzig
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Gift of the artist 2011
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree
Nell, Warwick Edgington (Studio Assistant) , Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks (Glass) , Crawfords Casting (Bronze) , Eveleigh Works (Steel)
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Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works
Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass
Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023
Daddy Cool, Melbourne, 1974
Rennie Ellis
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper
Purchased 2005
Plenty, 2009
by Anton Perry
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Balancing Act, 2019
Vincent Fantauzzo
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