Bree Pickering joined the National Portrait Gallery as Director in April 2023.
Trent Birkett has been the Chief Operating Officer of the National Portrait Gallery since 2014, where he manages a team responsible for the Gallery’s finances, human resources, ICT, security and facilities. Prior to joining the Gallery he was a Partner in a Canberra based consulting firm delivering financial services to the government and the not-for-profit sector. Trent holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Information Systems) and Bachelor of Economics from the Australia National University. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Isobel Parker Philip joined the National Portrait Gallery in October 2023 as Director, Curatorial and Collection. She was previously the Senior Curator of Contemporary Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), where she curated significant exhibitions such as Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line and, with Erin Vink, AGNSW’s curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island. Parker Philip was AGNSW’s curator for The National 2019: New Australian Art. Other projects include Shadow catchers; Hold still: The photographic performance; New matter: Recent forms of photography; and Imprint: Photographyand the impressionable image. She is on the board of the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA). Her writing has been published extensively. Her team is responsible for curatorial, exhibitions and registration.
Tristan Hoffmeister is the Director of Access and Leaning at the National Portrait Gallery and is a passionate Canberran, audience advocate and leadership enthusiast. With Post Graduate qualifications in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Canberra, Tristan has worked across the cultural sector and APS for over 20 years including roles at ACT Parkes and Conservation, the National Museum of Australia, Australian Parliament House, Questacon the National Science and Technology Centre and in Corporate Services for the Department of Industry where he led the COVID-19 Response Taskforce. His team is responsible for visitor experience, onsite education, public programs and tourism engagement, Tristan is also on the Board of Cultural Attractions of Australia.
Sarah Oakes joined the National Portrait Gallery in October 2022 as Director, External Relations. Sarah is an award-winning Editor-in-Chief, journalist and branding expert with over 20 years’ experience managing some of Australia's best-selling magazines including Gourmet Traveller, Sunday Life, CLEO and Girlfriend. She is an accomplished journalist who has written for national newspapers (Sydney Morning Herald and The Age) and luxury magazines (Harper’s Bazaar and QANTAS). Her team is responsible for marketing, communications, partnerships, publishing and managing the Foundation and private giving.
Gillian Raymond joined the National Portrait Gallery when it was located in Old Parliament House and has been Director, Digital Production since June 2024.
