A COLLECTION of 20 life-sized nude photographic portraits including the father of creator Deborah Kelly will be on show at MAMA from Friday.
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![NICE WORK: Lorraine and Colin Joss take in the works in the Joss Family Galleries. The Joss family has made a $200,000 dontation to the gallery redevelopment. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE NICE WORK: Lorraine and Colin Joss take in the works in the Joss Family Galleries. The Joss family has made a $200,000 dontation to the gallery redevelopment. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/e8uBJxuTc2fGAziDArmhm5/8faa57ed-3d88-4b62-af36-645366683feb.jpg/r0_207_3917_3456_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The images created by the 2012 Albury Art Prize winner is poised to provide MAMA with some initial "wow factor" when opened to the public.
![FITS THE BILL: A piece by Bill Henson is one that features in the new Joss Family Galleries. FITS THE BILL: A piece by Bill Henson is one that features in the new Joss Family Galleries.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/e8uBJxuTc2fGAziDArmhm5/dfa9de12-999b-4580-81d1-476238336885.jpg/r0_288_4980_2844_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Some of the male and female subjects are totally nude.
![MAKING A POINT: Artist Deborah Kelly with art from her 'No Human Being Is Illegal' exhibiton. MAKING A POINT: Artist Deborah Kelly with art from her 'No Human Being Is Illegal' exhibiton.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/e8uBJxuTc2fGAziDArmhm5/f5f15f53-b35d-4ad2-9065-08ae1dd75b1a.jpg/r0_413_4225_2582_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
But Ms Kelly's father Athol and others have added layers of images based on conversations about his life experiences and interests.
They include his seven daughters including Ms Kelly and his vespa scooter.
Ms Kelly said 278 people initially volunteered to be part of the exhibition.
She was shocked her father, who has been battling cancer, put himself forward to be included.
"He said some very moving things to me about this being an important gift to make at the end of his life," she said.
"So I accepted, but I actually didn't really have a choice."
He will attend the MAMA opening weekend.