FACE TO FACE

An exhibition of portrait and figurative photography from the Regional Art Gallery Collection

29 January – 6 March 2005

Face to Face brings together a selection of works from the extensive Albury Regional Art Gallery Collection of Australian photography that focuses on the human figure including formal and informal portraits and a variety of ideas expressed through narrative, composition and the many avenues available through photographic means. Since its beginnings in 1982, the collection has evolved into one of the finest photographic collections in the country. Seventy-five portrait and figurative works have been specially selected for exhibition at S.H. Ervin Gallery in .

Following the establishment of the Gallery, a collection policy was adopted in 1982 and cited one of the major areas of focus to be Works on Paper, with an emphasis on Photography. To support this mission, the National Photographic Purchase Award was founded in 1983. Since 1999 the Albury Wodonga Regional Art Foundation has sponsored the Award, recognising the value of the collection and the enhanced reputation of the Art Gallery and its standing as a leading supporter of photographic practice in .

The National Photographic Purchase Award continues to be a major biennial event attracting artists from a national field and adding new works to the collection. Early purchases and gifts included important suites of work by Max Dupain, Harold Cazneaux, and the popular Siblings series by Robert Rosen. The collection now includes the work of David Moore, J.J. Voss, Brenda Croft, Destiny Deacon, Leah King Smith, Tracey Moffatt, Fiona Hall, Philip Quirk and many other important Australian photographers who have key works included in the exhibition.

In 1989, Albury Regional Art Gallery commissioned Tracey Moffatt to produce a suite of works of her own choice. The resultant series, Something More, was produced in Albury utilising the ‘Link’ artist-run studios as the venue. A theatrical melodrama, Moffatt uses exaggeration, low camera angles, blurred action and close-ups to create a narrative sequence that explores mixed race cultures, geographic isolation, abuse and escape. This series is one of the highlights in the exhibition and has become one of the most iconic photographic series produced in Australia in recent years.

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List of Works

JUDITH AHERN (b. 1951) ROSE FARRELL (b. 1949) Pauline Hanson, Albury Showground, 1997 Untitled (from the ‘Film Noir’ series) silver gelatin photograph, 31 x 21cm 1987 silver gelatin photograph, 47.3 x 47.5cm RICHARD BECK (b. 1912, lives and works in ) CHINOIX GOYA Noel Counihan, 1976 Untitled 1984 silver gelatin photograph, 20.5 x 25.5cm silver gelatin photograph, hand coloured, 19.5 x 14.5cm RICHARD BECK (b. 1912, lives and works in Melbourne) CHINOIX GOYA Jan Senbergs, 1978 Untitled 1984 silver gelatin photograph, 20.5 x 25.5cm silver gelatin photograph, hand coloured, 18.4 x 12.4cm RICHARD BECK (b. 1912, lives and works in Melbourne) JANINA GREEN (b.1944) Roger Kemp, c1976 Untitled 1991 silver gelatin photograph, 20.5 x 25.5cm toned silver gelatin photograph, 76 x 62cm

RICHARD BECK LUZIO GROSSI (b. 1912, lives and works in Melbourne) Elsa Pharlap Davis, 1987 Sandra Leveson, 1976 silver gelatin photograph, 40.5 x 37.2cm silver gelatin photograph, 20.5 x 25.5cm LUZIO GROSSI JULES BOAG & RITA LAZAUSKAS Captain Matchbox, 1989 Nothing Less, (portrait of Audray Banfield) 2004 silver gelatin photograph, 47 x 38cm digital photograph, 120 x 80cm FIONA HALL HAROLD CAZNEAUX (1878-1953)) (b. 1953, lives and works in Adelaide) Sun Spots and Shadows Second Valley SA Nov ’85 silver gelatin photograph, 24.6 x 19cm silver gelatin photograph, 19 x 24cm

HAROLD CAZNEAUX (1878-1953) FIONA HALL Paper Cap, c1922 (b. 1953, lives and works in Adelaide) silver gelatin photograph, 28 x 20.4cm Manly NSW Jan ’85 silver gelatin photograph, 19 x 24cm BRENDA L CROFT (b.1964) (Gurindji) Judy, Sharnara and Jody FIONA HALL cibachrome photograph, 100 x 60cm (b. 1953, lives and works in Adelaide) Manly NSW Jan ’84 DESTINY DEACON (b. 1957) (Kuku/Erub/Mer) silver gelatin photograph, 19 x 24cm (lives and works in Melbourne) Poster: Caliban, 1996 PONCH HAWKES (b. 1946) bubble jet print from polaroid photograph, 82 x 52cm Robyn Laurie and the Running List, 1979 MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) silver gelatin photograph, 48 x 32.5cm Meat Queue, 1946 silver gelatin photograph, 42.8 x 57.5cm JAMES HOUSTON (b.1965) Australian Ballet XI MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) silver gelatin photograph, 34 x 44cm Sunbaker, 1937 silver gelatin photograph, 37.5 x 42.1cm JAMES HOUSTON (b.1965) Sydney Dance Company MAX DUPAIN (1911- 1992) silver gelatin photograph, 60 x 50cm At Newport, 1952 silver gelatin photograph, 40 x 48.7cm MAYLEI HUNT Stop the War on Refugees, 2002 CHERINE FAHD type c photograph, 27 x 43cm (b. 1974, lives and works in Sydney) Mary, 2003 type c photograph, 51 x 81cm

JOHN IMMIG (b. 1940) TRACEY MOFFATT Anti Iraq War Demonstration, Sydney (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) Town Hall 2003 Something More 7, 1989 silver gelatin photograph, 24 x 35cm cibachrome photograph, 99.9 x 126cm

JOHN IMMIG (b.1940) TRACEY MOFFATT Anti Iraq War Demonstration, Sydney Town Hall 2003 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) silver gelatin photograph, 24 x 35cm Something More 8, 1989 cibachrome photograph, 99.9 x 129cm JOHN IMMIG (b.1940) Anti Iraq War Demonstration, Sydney Town Hall 2003 TRACEY MOFFATT silver gelatin photograph, 35 x 24cm (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) Something More 9, 1989 MARK JOHNSON silver gelatin photograph, 108.8 x 129.9cm Bondi Pavillion, 1982-83 silver gelatin photograph, 40.5 x 50.5cm TRACEY MOFFATT (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) GREG LEES Wizard of Oz ’56 – from the ‘Scarred for Life’ series, Give Bob the Job, 1984 1994 silver gelatin photograph, 31 x 21cm photo offset print, 80 x 60cm

RUTH MADDISON TRACEY MOFFATT Tracey Moffatt, 1989 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) silver gelatin photograph, 28 x 28cm Charm Alone ’65 – from the ‘Scarred for Life’ series, 1994 RUTH MADDISON photo offset print, 80 x 60cm Jim and Jerry, 1983 silver gelatin photograph, hand coloured, TRACEY MOFFATT 39.2 x 26.7cm (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) Heart Attack ’70 - – from the ‘Scarred for Life’ series, TRACEY MOFFATT 1994 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) photo offset print, 80 x 60cm Something More 1, 1989 cibachrome photograph, 90.2 x 128cm TRACEY MOFFATT (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) TRACEY MOFFATT Laudanum #19, 2001 (b. 1960, lives and works in NewYork) photo lithograph, 78 x 56cm Something More 2, 1989 cibachrome photograph, 105.2 x 150.2cm TRACEY MOFFATT (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) TRACEY MOFFATT Laudanum #15, 2001 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) photo lithograph, 78 x 56cm Something More 3, 1989 cibachrome photograph, 99.5 x 125cm TRACEY MOFFATT (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) TRACEY MOFFATT From the series ‘Some Lads’, 1986 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) silver gelatin photograph, 43 x 40cm Something More 4, 1989 silver gelatin photograph, 101.9 x 129.9cm TRACEY MOFFATT (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) TRACEY MOFFATT From the series ‘Some Lads’, 1986 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) silver gelatin photograph, 43 x 40cm Something More 5, 1989 cibachrome photograph, 104 x 129.9cm DAVID MOORE (1927-2003) President Johnson and Prime Minister Holt at TRACEY MOFFATT Airport, 1966 (b. 1960, lives and works in New York) silver gelatin photograph, 29 x 43cm Something More 6, 1989 silver gelatin photograph, 99.9 x 135.9cm AXEL POIGNANT (1906-1986) , c1986 silver gelatin photograph, 27.1 x 19.8cm

AXEL POIGNANT (1906-1986) ROBERT ROSEN Swagman on the Road to Wilcannia, 1953/54 (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) silver gelatin photograph, 40.7 x 27.3cm Stephen and Russell Page silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, AXEL POIGNANT (1906-1986) 102 x 78cm A Rest During the Hunt, 1952 silver gelatin photograph, 30.3 x 40.3cm ROBERT ROSEN (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) PHILIP QUIRK Simon and Hugo Weaving (lives and works in Sydney) silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, Drovers during the Drought, 1983 102 x 78cm silver gelatin photograph, 16 x 24.2cm ROBERT ROSEN PHILIP QUIRK (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) (lives and works in Sydney) Ben and Naomi Watts City to Surf, 1980 silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, silver gelatin photograph, 23.7 x 16cm 102 x 78cm

PHILIP QUIRK LISA TOMASETTI (lives and works in Sydney) Renaissance Women c.1994 Sidney Nolan, c 1983 silver gelatin photograph, 49.5 x 39.3cm silver gelatin photograph, 27.8 x 25cm J.J. VOSS ROBERT ROSEN (lives and works in ) (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) Untitled (Paul & Annita Keating), 1993 Robert Sherman and Joey Arias, Souls Sisters silver gelatin photograph, 36 x 46.8cm silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, 102 x 78cm J.J. VOSS (lives and works in Hobart) ROBERT ROSEN Untitled (Bob Brown) 1991 (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) silver gelatin photograph selenium toned, 32 x 47cm Debbie, Melinda & Julian McMahon silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, J.J. VOSS 102 x 78cm (lives and works in Hobart) Untitled 1994 (Jeff Kennett), 1994 ROBERT ROSEN silver gelatin photograph selenium toned, 145 x 95cm (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) Basil and Harold ‘Kangaroo’ Thornton MARZENA WASIKOWSKA (b. 1962) silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, Untitled #1 (from the Fragrant Sweat series), 2001 102 x 78cm type c photograph, 48 x 48cm

ROBERT ROSEN JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) Drovers Camp, 1988 Zoe, Gia and Dannyelle Carides silver gelatin photograph, 20.5 x 27cm silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, 102 x 78cm WILLIAM YANG Checking Out Bondi, 1981 ROBERT ROSEN silver gelatin photograph, 40 x 26.5cm (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) Kim, Jools and Tracey O’Brien ANNE ZAHALKA silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings (b. 1957, lives and works in Sydney) series, 102 x 78cm The Three Gums, 1985 type c photograph, 32 x 24.9cm ROBERT ROSEN (b. 1955, lives and works in Sydney) ANNE ZAHALKA Genevieve and Elliot Pavior-Collerton (b. 1957, lives and works in Sydney) silver gelatin photograph from the Siblings series, Down on His Luck, 1985 102 x 78cm type c photograph, 24.4 x 32.2cm