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The Winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 is...
2 December 2016
The winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 has been announced. Congratulations to Amiel Courtin-Wilson for his submission titled Charles.
Pets of all types take over the National Portrait Gallery
3 November 2016
It is not every day that a national gallery turns its walls over to the animal companions that bring unconditional love and joy to their owners but this summer we have opened the doors to 15 contemporary artists with very different ways of depicting our furry, feathered and scaled pets.
Philanthropic donations enable otherwise unobtainable acquisition
20 October 2016
A magnanimous portrait of Helena Rubinstein has been acquired for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
Equation of a life – a portrait of Derek Denton
9 September 2016
The National Portrait Gallery, has welcomed the newest portrait commission of Emeritus Professor Derek Denton AC by Evert Ploeg.
Provocative talks on Saturdays in September
29 August 2016
Join The Saturday Paper’s chief political correspondent, Karen Middleton, for A Month of Saturdays – afternoon conversations bringing current affairs experts to the Gallery for engaging, real-time discussions about the topics that matter.
Dissections: Layered portraits from the collection is now open
19 August 2016
Dissections, showcases the hyper-realist sculptural self-portrait of artist Sam Jinks, Divide, alongside the painted portrait of philosopher David Chalmers by Nick Mourtzakis, which was commissioned by the Gallery in 2011.
Tough & Tender Media Release
14 July 2016
Photographs from internationally acclaimed artists Robert Mapplethorpe, Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Collier Schorr and Chris Burden along with contemporary Australian artists, Rozalind Drummond and Warwick Baker will call the National Portrait Gallery home during our extraordinary winter exhibition Tough and Tender.
New partnership with Stripy Sock
5 July 2016
We have a new partnership with Canberra-based leading mobile application development consultancy, Stripy Sock.
Help warm the Canberra community
4 July 2016
National Portrait Gallery and the St Vincent de Paul Society are asking Canberrans to pick up their knitting needles and crochet hooks to create warm winter scarves to assist people in need.
Artist in residence creates portraits using brainwave zctivity
29 June 2016
Digital media artist, George Khut, is creating a spectacular form of digital portraiture involving public participants.
Grow the Portrait Gallery of Australia
9 June 2016
The Portrait Gallery is calling for contributions to support in the acquisition of superb portraits for the national collection.
Gallery unveils Portrait of Mark Ella
12 May 2016
Last night in Sydney, the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Australian sporting legend Mark Ella AM.
Arthur Boyd’s Mysterious Eyes
6 May 2016
The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a focus exhibition of captivating portraits by renowned artist Arthur Boyd, titled Mysterious eyes: Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945.
David McAllister to join National Portrait Gallery collection
26 April 2016
Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister AM will join the Portrait Gallery’s national collection in a newly-commissioned portrait taken by illustrious Australian photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan.
Younger Australians more engaged with arts and history
11 April 2016
The second annual brand-awareness snapshot of the National Portrait Gallery is again positive, with indicators moving in the right direction – for the Gallery and for Australia’s cultural engagement.
New Chief Patron for the National Portrait Gallery
8 March 2016
Mrs Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO has accepted an invitation to become the new Chief Patron of the National Portrait Gallery.