Every face is different and every face is fascinating, but I find an elderly one particularly intriguing.
Sarah Engledow likes the manifold mediums of Nicholas Harding’s portraiture.
Penelope Grist speaks to Bill Henson and Simone Young to discover the origins of the artist’s stunning photographic triptych.
John Elderfield lauds the portraiture of Paul Cézanne, the artist described by both Matisse and Picasso as ‘the father of us all’.
John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.
Jenny Gall delves into Starstruck to celebrate some of Australian cinema’s iconic women.
Joanna Gilmour explores the enticing urban shadows cast by artists Martin Lewis and Edward Hopper.
Gael Newton looks at Australian photography, film and the sixties through the novel lens of Mark Strizic.
Christopher Chapman absorbs the gentle touch of Don Bachardy’s portraiture.
Angus Trumble reveals the complex technical mastery behind a striking recent acquisition, Henry Bone’s enamel portrait of William Manning.
Jessica Bolton navigates the parallel tracks documenting Robyn Davidson’s astonishing journey.
‘Dear Kate Just – I’m your feminist fan’. Interview by Sophia Cai.
Deborah Hill talks figures with character, as the National Portrait Gallery touring exhibitions program welcomes its millionth visitor.
Dr G Yunupingu (1970-2017), a man of the Gumatj clan of north-east Arnhem Land, learned to play guitar, keyboard, drums and didgeridoo as a child.
Portrait is the preeminent journal of Australian and international portraiture.
NPG Washington director Kim Sajet on the Obama portraits, Sarah Ball’s Immigrants, judging the NPPP, Frances Hodgkins, and Picnic at Hanging Rock.
The discovery of Dempsey's People, Australian rugby greats, Athol Shmith's progressive pictures, and powerful Indigenous portraits.
