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Ralph Heimans AM

Sydney-based painter Ralph Heimans AM (b. 1970) is one of the world's foremost contemporary portraitists, having created a body of work that has expanded and redefined the possibilities of what is sometimes perceived as an inflexibly traditional genre.

19 portraits in the collection

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Mark Webber AO

Mark Webber AO (b. 1976) was born in Queanbeyan, NSW, and after early success in karting moved up through the ranks of Australian and European motor racing.

2 portraits in the collection

Rolf de Heer, Adelaide, SA

Rolf de Heer

Rolf de Heer (b. 1951) was born in Heemskerk, Holland, and migrated to Australia with his family in 1959.

1 portrait in the collection

Tom Carroll

Tom Carroll

Tom Carroll (b.1961), former professional surfer, made the finals of the 1979 Pipe Masters on his first ever world tour, finishing 24th in the world that same year.

1 portrait in the collection

Edward Knox

Sir Edward Knox

Sir Edward Knox (1819-1901), businessman and banker, grew up in Denmark and as teenager joined his uncle's London mercantile firm as a clerk.

1 portrait in the collection

Jørn Utzon

Jørn Utzon AC

Jørn Utzon AC (1918–2008), Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House.

3 portraits in the collection

Colonel Charles E. Merrett

Sir Charles Edward Merrett CBE

Sir Charles Edward Merrett CBE (1863-1948), merchant and agriculturalist, was a schoolboy at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School when his father was retrenched and died.

1 portrait in the collection

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Willow Legge

Willow Legge (b. 1934) is a British artist who studied sculpture at Chelsea School of Art from 1951 to 1956 under Willi Soukop and Bernard Meadows.

1 portrait in the collection

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Mauboy (b. 1989), Darwin-born singer, songwriter and actor, is a descendant of the KuKu Yalanji nation of Far North Queensland.

1 portrait in the collection

Jiawei Shen

Jiawei Shen

Jiawei Shen (b. 1948), artist, was born in China in 1948 and began to gain recognition as a painter during the Cultural Revolution.

13 portraits in the collection

Tracey Moffatt dreaming

Tracey Moffatt

Tracey Moffatt AO (b. 1960) is an artist whose work reflects on issues including race, childhood trauma, gender and popular culture.

12 portraits in the collection

James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu

James Tylor

James Tylor (b. 1986) is an Australian multi-disciplinary contemporary visual artist.

1 portrait in the collection

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