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Portrait of Tim Page (1944–2022), the British-born photojournalist celebrated as one of the great photographers of the Vietnam War. He covered the conflict from 1965 for agencies including UPI, AP, Time-Life and Paris Match, was wounded four times, and later settled in Brisbane. Joanne painted this portrait from a photograph she took of him herself. Framed.

Vivid, densely patterned acrylic portrait of red-haired cabaret performer Tash York in jewelled cat-eye glasses, among a toucan, a hummingbird, a goldfish, a black cat and a glass of red wine — "Tash York Portrait" by Joanne Brooker.

Acrylic double portrait of the two musicians of Australian band Dog Trumpet beneath a starry, psychedelic sky full of Australiana — a koala, a guitar, sheep and a farmhouse — "Dog Trumpet Portrait" by Joanne Brooker.

Circular acrylic triple portrait of Samoan-Australian performer Fez Fa'anana — shown in a feathered showgirl headdress, bare-faced with a diamanté "Jealous" necklace, and as an elder in a traditional headdress among frangipani — "Fez Faanana" by Joanne Broo

Portrait of Australian rock singer Dave Gleeson in a denim jacket covered in band patches — The Screaming Jets, The Angels, AC/DC — leaning in a tiled doorway — "Dave Gleeson" by Joanne Brooker.

Close-up realist portrait of Australian golfer Greg Norman, his weathered, sun-tanned face and pale blue eyes gazing upward — "Greg Norman" by Joanne Brooker.

Realist portrait of Joh Bjelke-Petersen resting his chin on his hand against a dark blue background — Queensland Premier 1968–1987, published in The Courier-Mail — by Joanne Brooker.

Realist portrait of actor Antonio Banderas, bare-shouldered with dark wavy hair against a deep blue background — "Antonio Banderas" by Joanne Brooker.

Oil portrait of a bearded man gazing across a bare outback landscape, a red neckerchief at his throat — "Way Out Back" by Joanne Brooker.

Caricature portrait of Dame Edna Everage with her signature pink bouffant, winged diamanté glasses and a wide grin — "Dame Edna Everage" by Joanne Brooker.

Caricature-style portrait of a wild grey-haired, deeply lined elderly man in the likeness of Clint Eastwood — "Clint Eastward" by Joanne Brooker.

Portrait of fashion designer Mary Quant with her sharp 1960s dark bob, in a blue collar against a soft pink wash — "Mary Quant" by Joanne Brooker

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