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Johnson Pilton Walker
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Sydney-based practice Johnson Pilton Walker designed the new National Portrait Gallery building.
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Untitled, 2013
by Brett Walker
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Finalist, MDPA 2013
The silent spectre of motion (Le spectre silencieux du movement), 2012
by Bridget Walker
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Finalist, iD2012
The Tangles
Moustaches
According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.
Nothing black and white about the Greys
It's Complicated
Marriage: a prolonged disaster
Friendship’s rhyme and reason
Nearest & Dearest
Poetic trio
Architecture
About us
Natural light and human proportions – the design by Johnson Pilton Walker
Icons Syndicate
Listed alphabetically
Honour board
Oz Punk
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
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In 1976, without having been blooded on the Sydney or Melbourne pub circuit, The Saints recorded a single – ‘(I’m) Stranded’ – earning them the distinction of releasing a punk single before The Sex Pistols did.
iD Digital Portraiture Award winner announced
2 August 2012
Archived media releases 2012
The inaugural winner of the $10,000 iD Digital Portraiture Award was announced this morning at the National Portrait Gallery.
Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award media information
28 August 2013
Archived media releases 2013
The National Portrait Gallery recently announced the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2013.
Visiting at a quiet time
Visual Stories
Access support for visitors with sensory sensitivities or autism.
Krystal Seigerman
Finalist interviews
The photograph was a brief, candid moment, which unfolded into a portrait. Peter and I were in Silverton, NSW, chatting as our students explored the town. The weak afternoon light suddenly became dramatic and defined, so I asked Peter if I could take his portrait.
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
31 August 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The Chairman, Board, Director and all the Staff of the National Portrait Gallery mourn the loss of our Founding Patron, who died peacefully in Melbourne this morning. He was 94.
The 1950s to the present day
Mo and beard timeline
Certain European leaders (needless to name) had the effect of making certain styles of facial hair decidedly undesirable in the years immediately after World War 2.