Canberra-based artist eX de Medici maintained her city tattooing business while she undertook a research residency with CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection in 2001.
10 portraits in the collection
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Magda Keaney explores the symbolism in eX de Medici's portrait of Midnight Oil.
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
A reflection on the National Portrait Gallery's first four years.
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery