ABOUT PORTRAIT ARTISTS AUSTRALIA
The Committee Members 2008
Nafisa Naomi- President 0404 036 303
Janis Lander - Vice President - 02 93882672
Judith Stevens - Honorary Secretary
Kathrin Longhurst - Web Master - 0411 144 893
Jules Sevelson - Graphics and Promotional Material
Alex Kolozsy - Special Exhibitions Co-ordinator
Constance Farquharson - General Contacts - 02 93564770
David Rees - Media
Jeanette Korduba - 0404 484 603
Eva Herz-Murray
Robyn Ross
Laura Hopkins
Judith O’Conal Prinz
Portrait Artists Australia is an incorporated, non-profit, national association of professional artists, dedicated to representing and promoting the art of portraiture in Australia and overseas.
PAA members are strongly represented in selections for the annual portrait competitions: The Archibald; The Portia Geach; The Doug Moran; The Shirley Hannan; as well as other genre shows, figurative and abstract. Several members are listed on the Historical Memorials Committee Register, eligible for commissions of parliamentary portraits. Several are represented in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Several have received awards in International shows in the US and Europe.
Since its Launch in October 2002 by patron Andrew Sayers, (Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra), PAA has held seven annual shows in the award-winning venue: the ArtHouse Hotel, 275 Pitt St, Sydney. Each year PAA organises an additional exhibition in other venues - for instance the Supreme Court Building Exhibition Space (2006) and Parliament House Gallery in Sydney (2007).
Portrait Artists Australia was the brainchild of artist Nafisa Naomi, who combines her artistic talents with a strong business vision. She has always been supported by a hardworking Committee of PAA Members, and together they have organised many exhibitions and events. In May, 2005, PAA held their first international exhibition: The Macquarie International Portrait Artists Australia Exhibition was officially opened in Washington D.C. by Mark Pachter, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington.
In addition, many of our artists actively support charity events such as: The Humane Society; "Genes for Jeans" Art Auction Campaign; Chairs For Charity, Melbourne; The Northcott Society's Beaux Arts Ball Charity Auction; The Fischer Road Special School; The Children's Hospital Randwick; The Westmead Children's Hospital.
The other patrons of Portrait Artists Australia are Edmund Capon, (Director of the Art Gallery of NSW) and Paul Delprat (Principal and Director of the Julian Ashton Art School). PAA acknowledges the generous support and sponsorship from Macquarie; Shirley Hannan; The Nelson Meers Foundation and private individuals.
