About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Australia and New Zealand printmaking The second in the series

The second in the series of artist monographs published by Art Collective WA - telling the stories of contemporary visual artists living and working in Western Australia - is a comprehensive survey of the 50-year career of Western Australian artist Jeremy Kirwan-Ward

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Works by artists Ros Auld

Lubaina Himid

About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Australia and New Zealand printmaking The second in the seriesFrom the Australian Book Industry Award winning author of Australian Abstract. Containing a sublime collection of works, Amber Creswell Bells book is a deeply fascinating insight into Antipodean portraiture. DAVID WENHAM Since the advent of the camera nearly two centuries ago, a portrait is no longer expected to be an exact likeness. From surrealist renderings to abstract interpretations, contemporary artists have shed the convention of traditional