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

Noel Thurgate Ivor

acrylic on canvas

180 x 90 cm

Image courtesy the artist

The subject of this portrait by Noel Thurgate is artist Ivor Fabok (born 1955). At the time the portrait was painted, Thurgate and Fabok were neighbours in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills and frequented the same local pub, the Albury Hotel, which is where Thurgate got to know some of his other Archibald subjects. The two have remained close friends ever since.