NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.The winner for 2020 is. The mahi-mahi by Rob Palmer. The Highly Commended Award went to Hugh Stewart for Eileen Kramer is a dancer. AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events LUCY CULLITON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self portrait with two chickens, 2003 by Lucy Culliton. Lucy, a forthright, exuberant and engaging woman, grew up in Sydney, where she went to art school and worked for ten years, miserably, as a graphic designer. After seven years in the Blue Mountains, where she lived very close to her parents and her sister Anna and her family, in 2008

she

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.The winner for 2020 is. The mahi-mahi by Rob Palmer. The Highly Commended Award went to Hugh Stewart for Eileen Kramer is a dancer. AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events LUCY CULLITON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self portrait with two chickens, 2003 by Lucy Culliton. Lucy, a forthright, exuberant and engaging woman, grew up in Sydney, where she went to art school and worked for ten years, miserably, as a graphic designer. After seven years in the Blue Mountains, where she lived very close to her parents and her sister Anna and her family, in 2008

she

CALENDAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. DARLING PORTRAIT PRIZE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Darling Portrait Prize is Australia’s grand new annual prize for painted portraits, joining the iconic National Photographic Portrait Prize at Australia’s home of portraiture. The winner for 2020 is. Elizabeth by Anthea da Silva. Anthea has won the inaugural $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize with her painting of the ‘high priestess’

of

THE 1780S TO THE 1840S, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The 1780s to the 1840s. Portrait of Captain James Cook RN, 1782 John Webber. Eighteenth century men differed from those of the preceding centuries in their preference for beardlessness. This was the typical facial hair condition throughout most of the 1700s, when wearing a beard was likely to cast one into the category of eccentric, insane or AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES ONLINE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories online. The Gallery. /. #PortraitureComesHome. Main image: In the mirror: self portrait with Joy Hester (detail), 1939 Albert Tucker. Lust and longing, drama and devotion, seduction and scandal! Delve into an enticing array of tales of the heart, featuring famous figures from Australia’s National Portrait Gallery. RON MUECK, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Ron Mueck grew up in Melbourne and began a career in puppetry and special-effects based in the US and then London. In the mid-1990s Charles Saatchi commissioned four major works including Dead dad, which were exhibited in Saatchi’s exhibition ‘Sensation’ at the Royal Academy, London and which travelled to Berlin and Brooklyn. MRS BELINDA MACKAY, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. MICHAEL ANDERSON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Michael Anderson, sheep farmer and Aboriginal land rights activist, was born in Brewarrina, NSW. After studying Law he worked at the NSW Office of Public Prosecutions, and later taught Political Science at the Universities of New England and Newcastle. On Australia Day 1972 he was one of four Aboriginal activists who set up the original JASON YAT-SEN LI, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jason Yat-Sen Li (b. 1972) was born to parents who came to Australia from China in 1959. As they struggled to establish themselves in business, he progressed through his Sydney schooling, obtaining an Arts/Law degree with first class honours from the University of Sydney. In 1997 he ran unsuccessfully as a Unity Party candidate in a response to Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. As Australia's MAN OF WAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Gittoes’ autobiography, Blood Mystic, launched at the National Portrait Gallery in October 2016, presents his written memories alongside drawings, photographs and paintings. The final product is a reflection of the fact that, above all else, Gittoes is a storyteller who presents diverse mediums in complex tension to create an immersive

aesthetic.

FIONA MCMONAGLE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Fiona McMonagle. Video: 5 minutes. Artist statement. Under Britain’s child migrant scheme – operating from the 1920s through to the late 1960s – over 130,000 children were forcibly sent to ‘a better life’ in former colonies, mainly Australia and Canada. Many were children of single mothers who had been forced to give them up for NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. THE ART OF CONCILIATION, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY In 1835 Duterrau decided to paint a ‘national picture’ celebrating the conciliation, and he also undertook a series of studies of Aboriginal people. Two of these studies, Trukanini (1835) and Woorrady (1835), are part of the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Although historically significant, Duterrau’s studies of Trukanini

and

MARGARET DODD, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Margaret Dodd (b. 1941), sculptor, graduated from the University of California in 1968, having taken classes with Robert Arneson, a proponent of quirky and satirical ceramic sculptures that came to be known as 'Funk art'. Dodd exhibited in California, Sydney and Brisbane in the early 1970s and became a key figure in a loose movement of Adelaide ceramicists producing 'Skangaroovian funk'. Over REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught BLEDDYN BUTCHER, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six. In 1980 he returned to London where he first heard The Birthday Party and met Nick Cave. A self-trained photographer, Butcher was on the staff of New Musical Express throughout the eighties, his interests in the music industry and friendships with fellow expatriate musicians providing the impetus for much of his work. He MAN OF WAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Gittoes’ autobiography, Blood Mystic, launched at the National Portrait Gallery in October 2016, presents his written memories alongside drawings, photographs and paintings. The final product is a reflection of the fact that, above all else, Gittoes is a storyteller who presents diverse mediums in complex tension to create an immersive

aesthetic.

CAROL RUFF, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. JOZEF VISSEL, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jozef Vissel started his career in photograph in Holland, where he was apprenticed to a commercial photographer. After working in England for two years he moved to Australia in 1960, in due course finding work as a stills photographer in the film industry. His photographs have been published in Australia, Europe, the USA and Japan and he has published two books, The Tongans (1978) and The Down PAMELA SEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. THE ART OF CONCILIATION, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY In 1835 Duterrau decided to paint a ‘national picture’ celebrating the conciliation, and he also undertook a series of studies of Aboriginal people. Two of these studies, Trukanini (1835) and Woorrady (1835), are part of the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Although historically significant, Duterrau’s studies of Trukanini

and

MARGARET DODD, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Margaret Dodd (b. 1941), sculptor, graduated from the University of California in 1968, having taken classes with Robert Arneson, a proponent of quirky and satirical ceramic sculptures that came to be known as 'Funk art'. Dodd exhibited in California, Sydney and Brisbane in the early 1970s and became a key figure in a loose movement of Adelaide ceramicists producing 'Skangaroovian funk'. Over REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught BLEDDYN BUTCHER, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six. In 1980 he returned to London where he first heard The Birthday Party and met Nick Cave. A self-trained photographer, Butcher was on the staff of New Musical Express throughout the eighties, his interests in the music industry and friendships with fellow expatriate musicians providing the impetus for much of his work. He MAN OF WAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Gittoes’ autobiography, Blood Mystic, launched at the National Portrait Gallery in October 2016, presents his written memories alongside drawings, photographs and paintings. The final product is a reflection of the fact that, above all else, Gittoes is a storyteller who presents diverse mediums in complex tension to create an immersive

aesthetic.

CAROL RUFF, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. JOZEF VISSEL, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jozef Vissel started his career in photograph in Holland, where he was apprenticed to a commercial photographer. After working in England for two years he moved to Australia in 1960, in due course finding work as a stills photographer in the film industry. His photographs have been published in Australia, Europe, the USA and Japan and he has published two books, The Tongans (1978) and The Down PAMELA SEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. CALENDAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. THE FAMILY, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery would like to thank Meredith McKinney for her kind assistance with this project. All paintings by Charles Blackman. Video transcript. Meredith McKinney: Charles Blackman was staying with us in the mid 50’s, and as far as I can gauge the portrait called The Family would have come out of that particular

time.

CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events LUCY CULLITON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self portrait with two chickens, 2003 by Lucy Culliton. Lucy, a forthright, exuberant and engaging woman, grew up in Sydney, where she went to art school and worked for ten years, miserably, as a graphic designer. After seven years in the Blue Mountains, where she lived very close to her parents and her sister Anna and her family, in 2008

she

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Employment opportunities. The purpose of the National Portrait Gallery is to increase the understanding and appreciation of the Australian people – their identity, history, culture, creativity and diversity – through portraiture. We pride ourselves on our core values: We aim

to inspire.

THE ART OF CONCILIATION, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The trio became celebrities, and the artists of the Van Diemen’s Land colony saw an opportunity. There were many mementoes produced, such as the 1835 Bothwell Cup, which honoured Robinson, but also the numerous paintings produced by John Glover and Thomas Bock that depicted the characters involved. LOUISE HEARMAN, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Louise Hearman (b. 1963), graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1984 and has built her visual arts career over the decades since. Inspired by an imaginary world, and sometimes described as ‘luminist’, her paintings often include incorporeal, surrealistic motifs in empty landscapes and express a sense of transience. She has exhibited throughout Australia and abroad, including MICHAEL ANDERSON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Michael Anderson, sheep farmer and Aboriginal land rights activist, was born in Brewarrina, NSW. After studying Law he worked at the NSW Office of Public Prosecutions, and later taught Political Science at the Universities of New England and Newcastle. On Australia Day 1972 he was one of four Aboriginal activists who set up the original THE SECRET LIFE OF DEB, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Secret Life of Deb by Michelle Fracaro, 1 September 2003 Australian actress Deborah Mailman is the subject of a unique portrait

by Evert Ploeg.

SIR JAMES HARDY OBE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Sir James Hardy is a highly respected wine maker, sportsman, raconteur, businessman and community leader. His contribution to the Australian wine industry is recognised worldwide. He sits on numerous boards and committees: He is an Executive Committee Member of the Neurosurgical Research of South Australia; Chairman of the Natural Heritage Committee; and as a part of his support for the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught CAROL RUFF, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. SIR JAMES HARDY OBE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Sir James Hardy is a highly respected wine maker, sportsman, raconteur, businessman and community leader. His contribution to the Australian wine industry is recognised worldwide. He sits on numerous boards and committees: He is an Executive Committee Member of the Neurosurgical Research of South Australia; Chairman of the Natural Heritage Committee; and as a part of his support for the BLEDDYN BUTCHER, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six. In 1980 he returned to London where he first heard The Birthday Party and met Nick Cave. A self-trained photographer, Butcher was on the staff of New Musical Express throughout the eighties, his interests in the music industry and friendships with fellow expatriate musicians providing the impetus for much of his work. He ELLEN STIRLING, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Ellen Stirling (née Mangles, 1807–1874) was known in her lifetime as the ‘mother of Western Australia’. The daughter of James Mangles – an East India Company director and Member of Parliament – Ellen was thirteen when she snared the attention of naval officer James Stirling (1791–1865), a family acquaintance. Described as ‘adventurous, not yet introduced to the simpering ways of PAMELA SEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught CAROL RUFF, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. SIR JAMES HARDY OBE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Sir James Hardy is a highly respected wine maker, sportsman, raconteur, businessman and community leader. His contribution to the Australian wine industry is recognised worldwide. He sits on numerous boards and committees: He is an Executive Committee Member of the Neurosurgical Research of South Australia; Chairman of the Natural Heritage Committee; and as a part of his support for the BLEDDYN BUTCHER, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six. In 1980 he returned to London where he first heard The Birthday Party and met Nick Cave. A self-trained photographer, Butcher was on the staff of New Musical Express throughout the eighties, his interests in the music industry and friendships with fellow expatriate musicians providing the impetus for much of his work. He ELLEN STIRLING, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Ellen Stirling (née Mangles, 1807–1874) was known in her lifetime as the ‘mother of Western Australia’. The daughter of James Mangles – an East India Company director and Member of Parliament – Ellen was thirteen when she snared the attention of naval officer James Stirling (1791–1865), a family acquaintance. Described as ‘adventurous, not yet introduced to the simpering ways of PAMELA SEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. THE PORTRAITS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Portraits. Famous to notorious, remarkable to glorious. Check out some of the people and artists who have shaped our national identity. Discover who’s included in the collection (so far!) using the search tool below or by browsing the highlights, topical works or

those on display.

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.The winner for 2020 is. The mahi-mahi by Rob Palmer. The Highly Commended Award went to Hugh Stewart for Eileen Kramer is a dancer. CALENDAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2019, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects. The winner for 2019 is. Greta In Her Kitchen, 36 weeks by Alana Holmberg. The Highly Commended Award went to Alex Vaughan for Sumbawa Pride - Life on a Boat AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events PARKING, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY When the National Portrait Gallery's underground carpark is full, there are several other nearby options for parking. On the weekend free parking is available around the John Gorton building which is located on the other side of King Edward Terrace from the National Portrait Gallery. It is approximatley 400m walking distance to the

Gallery.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Circle of Friends. Gerry and Ted Kruger, Circle of Friends members, in front of Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts 1910 by Tom Roberts. Purchased with the assistance of the Circle of Friends 2013. Join the Circle of Friends and gain access to: members-only exhibition JOHN HATTAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. JAN NELSON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jan Nelson was born in Melbourne. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1983 and has been exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia since that time including at the MCA, Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught THE PORTRAITS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Portraits. Famous to notorious, remarkable to glorious. Check out some of the people and artists who have shaped our national identity. Discover who’s included in the collection (so far!) using the search tool below or by browsing the highlights, topical works or

those on display.

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.The winner for 2020 is. The mahi-mahi by Rob Palmer. The Highly Commended Award went to Hugh Stewart for Eileen Kramer is a dancer. CALENDAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2019, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects. The winner for 2019 is. Greta In Her Kitchen, 36 weeks by Alana Holmberg. The Highly Commended Award went to Alex Vaughan for Sumbawa Pride - Life on a Boat AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events PARKING, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY When the National Portrait Gallery's underground carpark is full, there are several other nearby options for parking. On the weekend free parking is available around the John Gorton building which is located on the other side of King Edward Terrace from the National Portrait Gallery. It is approximatley 400m walking distance to the

Gallery.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Circle of Friends. Gerry and Ted Kruger, Circle of Friends members, in front of Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts 1910 by Tom Roberts. Purchased with the assistance of the Circle of Friends 2013. Join the Circle of Friends and gain access to: members-only exhibition JOHN HATTAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. JAN NELSON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jan Nelson was born in Melbourne. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1983 and has been exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia since that time including at the MCA, Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERYTHE PORTRAITSWHAT'S ONTHE GALLERYLEARNPORTRAITURECOMESHOMESTAY IN TOUCH From the enduring to the forbidden, romantic to platonic, the unrequited, obsessive, scandalous or creative. Book now. Think Bob and Blanche, Kath and Kim, Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Nick and Susie Cave, Nell and Kylie Kwong. Think iconic artists like John Brack, Vincent Namatjira, Del Kathryn Barton, Davida Allen, Charles Blackman and

more!

NORTHERN EXPOSURE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Poulsen moved to Brisbane in 1882 and opened a branch of Gove and Allen opposite the Treasury Building on Queen Street. Young lady, 1897-1901 by James Patching & Co Cabinet photograph. This studio was later known as the American Photo Co, and then Poulsen Studios, and remained at this location until 1918. The studio was considered the

major

KRISTIN HEADLAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Self Portrait, in bed with the animals, 1999 by Kristin Headlam. Acquired as the Winner of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 2000. Tweed Regional Gallery. Kristin Headlam didn’t have a dog until she was forty. When she got one, from a rescue facility, she

named her

MARK STRIZIC, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Mark Strizic (1928-2012) was born in Berlin and migrated to Australia via Croatia in 1950. His early interests were in painting and science, but in 1957 he took up photography as a career. Just 10 years later he exhibited a collection of photographic portraits titled Some Australian Personalities at the National Gallery of Victoria. The first photographic artist to be given a solo exhibition REX BATTARBEE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Rex Battarbee OBE (1893-1973), art teacher, had no formal training in art before he won the Melbourne Centenary Prize for Watercolour in 1934. The same year he visited the Northern Territory with another Victorian artist, John Gardner, and together they showed their paintings at the Hermannsburg Mission school. Albert Namatjira saw them, and determined to produce similar works himself. Taught THE PORTRAITS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Portraits. Famous to notorious, remarkable to glorious. Check out some of the people and artists who have shaped our national identity. Discover who’s included in the collection (so far!) using the search tool below or by browsing the highlights, topical works or

those on display.

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2020, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.The winner for 2020 is. The mahi-mahi by Rob Palmer. The Highly Commended Award went to Hugh Stewart for Eileen Kramer is a dancer. CALENDAR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2019, NATIONAL The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects. The winner for 2019 is. Greta In Her Kitchen, 36 weeks by Alana Holmberg. The Highly Commended Award went to Alex Vaughan for Sumbawa Pride - Life on a Boat AUSTRALIAN LOVE STORIES, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Australian Love Stories. From the romantic to the platonic, between friends, lovers, creative collaborators and within families and communities – Australian Love Stories is a major new exhibition developed by the National Portrait Gallery – highlighting love, affection and connection in all its myriad forms and permutations. CAFÉ AND STORE, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery is a great place to enjoy the art of browsing. The café is open 9:00am-3:30pm every day. Bookings are available. Broadbean Catering's innovative menus focus on fresh, seasonal & locally sourced, sustainable produce. Broadbean has established itself as a multi-award winning caterer & events PARKING, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY When the National Portrait Gallery's underground carpark is full, there are several other nearby options for parking. On the weekend free parking is available around the John Gorton building which is located on the other side of King Edward Terrace from the National Portrait Gallery. It is approximatley 400m walking distance to the

Gallery.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Circle of Friends. Gerry and Ted Kruger, Circle of Friends members, in front of Portrait of Mrs Tom Roberts 1910 by Tom Roberts. Purchased with the assistance of the Circle of Friends 2013. Join the Circle of Friends and gain access to: members-only exhibition JOHN HATTAM, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. JAN NELSON, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Jan Nelson was born in Melbourne. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1983 and has been exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia since that time including at the MCA, Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane and the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide. Skip to main content

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Open Monday – Sunday, 10.00am – 5.00pm 2019 RECTIFICATION WORK We’ll be closing our doors for a little while for rectification work from 23 April until 14 September 2019, but you’ll still be able to check out a raft of travelling exhibitions, exciting programs and happy snaps as we set off on an actual and virtual adventure.

WOMEN IN VOGUE

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA Opening in October 2019, this exhibition showcases 60 years of the _Vogue_ Australia archive together with a special tribute to some remarkable Australian women who have featured in the pages of _Vogue_, and includes iconic portraits of Kylie Minogue and Elle Macpherson, among others. Early bird tickets on sale now. OUTDOOR PORTRAIT CONVERSATIONS POET’S CORNER BY CATHY WEISZMANN Sunday 18 August 2019

1:30 – 3:00pm

Meet for slow looking and sketching at selected public art portraits, facilitated by members of the National Portrait Gallery Access and

Learning team.

Bookings required

HYPERCONNECTED VIRTUAL TOUR Thursday 12 September 2019 11:30am – 12:00pm; 2:30 – 2:30pm Join us virtually on a live highlights tour, from the comfort of your own home. Ask questions, see the collection, and hear some of the stories behind the portraits.

Bookings required

TRANSCENDENCE

Saturday 21 September 2019

3:00 – 3:30pm

Tobias Cole leads a celebration of singing, featuring children from Turner Trebles, Canberra Children’s Choir, Lyneham High Voices and

Vocal Fry.

LITTLE FACES

SPRING SERIES

Tuesday 24 September 2019 9:30 – 10:15am; 10:30 – 11:15am Little children and their parent/carer are invited to join a Learning Facilitator for playful activities. There will be singing, movement

and drawing.

Bookings required

LITTLE FACES

SPRING SERIES

Wednesday 25 September 2019 9:30 – 10:15am; 10:30 – 11:15am Little children and their parent/carer are invited to join a Learning Facilitator for playful activities. There will be singing, movement

and drawing.

Bookings required

ART CART: FASHION IT FIERCE & FANCY Saturday 28 September 2019 until Sunday 13 October 2019 11:00am – 4:00pm Fun, free activities for families, inspired by fashion from the NPG

collection.

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AUTUMN 2019

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019, the iconoclastic Japanese figures Yukio Mishima and Tamotsu Yato, Angélica Dass’ _Humanæ_

project and more.

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THE PORTRAITS

BROWSE THE COLLECTION Portraits of people who have influenced and contributed to the shaping of Australian society. PORTRAIT GALLERY FOUNDATION

ANNUAL APPEAL 2019

Your generous support of the Exhibition Fund will provide resources for our talented team to research and develop new exhibition concepts, in collaboration with existing and new international partners.

NEW PAINTING PRIZE

ENTRIES NOW OPEN

The Darling Portrait Prize is a new annual prize for Australian portrait painters, painting Australian sitters. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

EDUCATION

Information for educators, education tour companies and school groups

across all levels.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP Enjoy all the benefits of belonging to this vibrant, creative

gallery!

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All about our history, building, employment and governance.

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PEACEFUL FRONT

BY DAVID GIST, 13 MARCH 2019 ‘Is this one of yours?’ David Combe still remembers reading the letter from his father in early 1969. Like every soldier serving in Vietnam, he valued any missive from home.

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