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Ryan Presley
In conversation
Magazine article by April Phillips, 2024
April Phillips (Wiradjuri-Scottish, kalari/galari) yarns with Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley about portraiture, resilience and the spirit held within fire.
Stillness in movement
Magazine article by Tara James, 2024
Tara James shares the joy of dance and its power to connect in the National Portrait Gallery’s touring exhibition Dancer.
When birds no longer sing
Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2024
Emma Kindred looks at the career of Joan Ross, whose work subverts colonial imagery and its legacy with the clash of fluorescent yellow.
Between life and death you’re a miracle
Magazine article by Elspeth Pitt, 2024
Elspeth Pitt talks to multidisciplinary artist Nell about ghosts, artistic lineages and hybrid art forms.
kith and kin
Magazine article by Ellie Buttrose, 2024
Ellie Buttrose reveals the web of connection behind Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist Archie Moore’s kith and kin, which won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale 2024.
Embodiment of resistance
Magazine article by Behrouz Boochani, 2024
Kurdish-Iranian writer and filmmaker Behrouz Boochani on his portrait by Hoda Afshar, recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.
Behind the scenes
Del Kathryn Barton’s portrait of Maggie Beer
Magazine article, 2024
It was a riot of colour in the Gallery as we welcomed Del Kathryn Barton’s portrait of Maggie Beer AO into the collection.
Why portraiture?
Magazine article by Tsering Hannaford, 2024
Tsering Hannaford reflects on her experiences, process and motivation for making portraits.
Now & then
Penelope Seidler
Magazine article, 2024
Photographed 60 years apart, these portraits trace the lives and love story of Penelope Seidler AM and Harry Seidler OBE.
Julie Rrap
In Profile
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2024
Feminism, risktaking and the politics of looking: Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.
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Magazine
Ryan Presley about portraiture, Emma Kindred on the career of Joan Ross, Ellie Buttrose looks at Archie Moore’s kith and kin, and Joanna Gilmour steps into the world of Julie Rrap.
Human encounters
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2023
Joanna Gilmour takes us behind the scenes of some of Ralph Heimans’ best-known portraits of royalty, heads of state and cultural icons.
Stand Proud
Magazine article by Anne O'Hehir, 2023
Anne O’Hehir chats with artist Kim Leutwyler about courage, community and the ethics of looking.
Portraits to dream in
Magazine article by Magda Keaney, 2023
Magda Keaney on entwining the work of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron, two photographers working a century apart.
Artists at home
Magazine article by Karina Dias Pires, 2023
Karina Dias Pires shares the stories behind her portraits of women artists in their creative spaces.
The art of dress
Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2023
Emma Kindred examines fashion as a representation of self and social ritual in 19th-century portraiture.