© National Portrait Gallery 2024
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Mr Sidney Myer AM appointed inaugural President of the National Portrait Gallery’s Foundation
12 March 2015
Dr Helen Nugent AO, Chairman, National Portrait Gallery Board announced today the appointment of Mr Sidney Myer AM as the inaugural President of the newly established National Portrait Gallery Foundation.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2015
17 March 2015
National Portrait Gallery Director Angus Trumble invites media to the announcement of the winner and exhibition preview for the 2015 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
All that fall
25 March 2015
Focusing on the wide-ranging themes of loss and absence, All that fall: Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War creates a moving portrait of mourning and sacrifice as experienced on the Australian home front during the First World War.
Welcome home, Captain Bligh
27 March 2015
The National Portrait Gallery will, next Tuesday, unveil an exciting new acquisition of irrefutable importance to all Australians. Portrait of William Bligh, in master’s uniform c. 1776, attributed to John Webber, is one of the earliest portraits of the contentious, historical figure, and extends the Gallery’s remarkable collection of early colonial portraits.
Portrait Gallery benefits from generous Boxer bequest
8 April 2015
Canberran and modernist art collector Alan Boxer has generously bequeathed two works by artists Arthur Boyd and Jenny Sages to the National Portrait Gallery.
Statement from Mr Angus Trumble
30 April 2015
Today, Mr Angus Trumble, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, expanded on his reasons for removing the photographic portrait of Indonesian President Joko Widodo from exhibition.
Foundation members announced
18 May 2015
The newly-established National Portrait Gallery Foundation met for its inaugural meeting last Friday 15 May in Canberra.
National arts and history? Yes, please
27 May 2015
Recent research shows that two thirds of all Australians have a sterling interest in the arts and Australian history. This is just one of the promising findings to arise from the National Portrait Gallery’s commissioned snapshot of its national brand awareness, via a nationally representative survey.
Last week to vote for your favourite portrait
1 June 2015
The National Portrait Gallery’s National Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 will close Monday 8 June 2015, this is the last week to visit the exhibition in Canberra and vote for your favourite portrait in the People’s Choice.
Feather voted the people’s favourite
11 June 2015
The National Portrait Gallery is thrilled to announce that the People’s Choice award for this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize goes to Natalie Grono from Byron Bay for her photograph Feather and the Goddess Pool 2014.
Rod McNicol
18 June 2015
Australian photographer Rod McNicol has consistently analysed the passing of time through the evidence of the photographic portrait. At once confronting and tender, McNicol’s portrait photographs are bold and intimate.
Dr Gene Sherman AM announces resignation from the National Portrait Gallery Board
16 June 2015
It is with deep regret, but great pride, that the National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the decision of its Deputy Chairman to resign from the Gallery’s Board, to focus on a new international role as co-Chair of the Tate Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee.
Triumphant weekend for Gallery at MAPDAs
25 May 2015
The National Portrait Gallery has had its most successful Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDAs) ever, winning four awards across multiple categories. The awards were presented at a ceremony at the Australian Maritime Museum last Friday night.
All revealed in new exhibition Bare: Degrees of undress
22 July 2015
A new exhibition celebrates the candid, contrived, natural, sexy, ironic, beautiful, and the fascinating in Australian portraiture that shows a bit of skin.
All revealed in new exhibition Bare: Degrees of undress
13 August 2015
This exhibition celebrates the candid, contrived, natural, sexy, ironic, beautiful, and fascinating in Australian portraiture that shows a bit of skin.
Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015 finalists announced
17 August 2015
The National Portrait Gallery have selected the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015.
Winners announced: Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015
27 August 2015
The winners of the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Awards will be announced tomorrow morning at 10.00am at the National Portrait Gallery.
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
31 August 2015
The Chairman, Board, Director and all the Staff of the National Portrait Gallery mourn the loss of our Founding Patron, who died peacefully in Melbourne this morning. He was 94.
Portrait 50 hits the shelves
1 September 2015
With contributions from Julia Gillard, Fiona Gruber, and Dr Karl James, the National Portrait Gallery’s 50th edition of Portrait has something for everyone.
Richard Walley OAM honoured in new Portrait Gallery commission
2 September 2015
A new commissioned portrait funded by the Gallery’s Foundation will be launched at Murdoch University in Perth tonight, Wednesday 2 September.
Andrew Sayers AM FAHA
13 October 2015
The Chairman, Board, Director and staff mourn the loss of the National Portrait Gallery's inaugural director.
Wendy Whiteley in conversation with Janet Hawley
19 October 2015
Wendy Whiteley in candid conversation with Janet Hawley to celebrate the release of the book Wendy Whiteley and The Secret Garden.
Sideshow Alley: Infamy, the macabre & the portrait
5 December 2015
Bushrangers, oddities, true crime and scandal come together in this modern day cabinet of curiosities.