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20/20 launch speech

Dr Helen Nugent AO, Chairman, National Portrait Gallery at the opening of 20/20: Celebrating twenty years with twenty new portrait commissions.

More information on 20/20 launch speech

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Anna Meares
Anna Meares, 2018 Narelle Autio. © Narelle Autio
Mal Meninga
Mal Meninga, 2018 Peter Hudson. © Peter Hudson
Tony Shaw
Tony Shaw, 2018 Sarah Rhodes. © Sarah Rhodes
Andrew Gaze
Andrew Gaze, 2018 George Fetting. © George Fetting
What the tree saw: David Foster
What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018 Jacqui Stockdale. © Jacqui Stockdale
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy, 2018 David Rosetzky. © David Rosetzky
Richard Tognetti #1510
Richard Tognetti #1510, 2018 Louise Hearman. © Louise Hearman
Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin, 2018 Jun Chen. © Jun Chen
The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy
The Writer, Peter Goldsworthy, 2018 Deidre But-Husaim. © Deidre But-Husaim
Study of Louis Nowra
Study of Louis Nowra, 2018 Imants Tillers. © Imants Tillers
Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver, 2018 John Tsiavis. © John Tsiavis
Fred Hilmer
Fred Hilmer, 2018 Evert Ploeg. © Evert Ploeg
Margaret Seares
Margaret Seares, 2018 Cherry Hood. © Cherry Hood
Michelle Simmons
Michelle Simmons, 2018 Selina Ou. © Selina Ou
Tan Le
Tan Le, 2018 John Tsiavis. © John Tsiavis
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Ben Roberts-Smith, 2017 Julian Kingma
Nicholas Paspaley Jnr
Nicholas Paspaley Jnr, 2018 Andrew Bonneau. © Andrew Bonneau
Gail Kelly
Gail Kelly, 2018 Paul Newton. © Paul Newton
Catherine Livingstone
Catherine Livingstone, 2018 Mathew Lynn. © Mathew Lynn
Tim Fairfax AC
Tim Fairfax AC, 2018 Russell Shakespeare. © Russell Shakespeare
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Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen

20/20

Celebrating twenty years with twenty new portrait commissions

Previous exhibition, 2018

20/20 showcases the dynamic suite of new portraits commissioned to celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s 20th year. Leaders and individualists invited by the Gallery were matched with unique artists to create distinctive contemporary portraits.
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