We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Graham A Thorley A Kimberley pioneer (Joan Thorley)

oil on canvas

128 x 82 cm

Image courtesy the artist's estate

The subject of this portrait is the artist’s wife, Joan Thorley (née Fallshaw). The work was painted after the Thorleys returned to Victoria from six years on a cattle station (Doongan) in the north Kimberley area of Western Australia.