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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Juliet van Otteren

Biography

Juliet van Otteren's first passion were dance and riding her horses bareback across the countryside.

1 portrait in the collection

Peter Singer
Peter Singer
Peter Singer

Peter Singer, 2002

Juliet van Otteren
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Mr and Mrs Wilbur van Otteren 2002

Teenagers 2024, 2023 Juliet Taylor

Teenagers 2024

Juliet Taylor
Image
Sebastien Malone, 2014 by Juliet Taylor

Sebastien Malone, 2014

by Juliet Taylor
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2002

Portrait Donors
Catherine Martin

The love, life and art of Bazmark

Passion

Fruitful fusion

Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Biography

Baz Luhrmann (b. 1962), film director, aspired to be an actor, appearing in Winter of Our Dreams (1981) and studying acting at NIDA before turning to directing.

2 portraits in the collection

Frances Saville
Frances Saville
Frances Saville

Frances Saville, 1903

Reutlinger Studios
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2007

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson AO

Biography

Mel Gibson (b. 1956), actor, was born in New York state, the sixth of eleven children of a railroad brakeman and an Australian opera singer.

1 portrait in the collection

Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann, 2000

Ingvar Kenne
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2006

Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin

Catherine Martin, 2001 (printed 2006)

Douglas Kirkland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2006

Akira Isogawa
Akira Isogawa
Akira Isogawa

Akira Isogawa, 2001

Peter Brew-Bevan
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2005

Alan Alder

Alan Alder

Biography

Alan Alder (1937–2019), dancer and ballet teacher, began his career studying tap and Scottish highland dancing in Canberra.

2 portraits in the collection

Wesley Enoch and David McAllister

David McAllister AC

Biography

David McAllister AC (b. 1963), dancer and former artistic director of the Australian Ballet, was born in Perth and began studying ballet in the early 1970s.

3 portraits in the collection

Akira Isogawa
Akira Isogawa
Akira Isogawa

Akira Isogawa, 2003 (printed 2005)

Ingvar Kenne
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2017. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson, 1982

William Yang
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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