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Norman and Rose: lifelong love
Lust
The ravishing muse
Designing the ideal marriage
Devotion
Deep foundations, shared vision
Out of the blocks
Early sporting fame
General content
Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman
Designing the modern world
Nearest & Dearest
Friendship, education, inspiration
A boy’s best friend is his mother
It's Complicated
Dearest Mummy
Cut and thrust
Environmental activists
General content
Harry Butler, Tim Flannery and Ian Kiernan
Hearts and craft
Passion
The long game
The actor, the artist, her life and her fantasies
Lust
Feeling sexy
Oz Rock
Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned, gettin’ beat up, broken boned
General content
Two of the music industry’s highest-selling performers originated in suburban Australia. The Bee Gees started out in Brisbane, for instance, and AC/DC played their first gigs at a nightclub in inner Sydney.
Herra Pahlasari
by Aminudin TH Siregar
Artist essays
At the time of Herra Pahlasari’s birth in 1978, her academic parents were living in Canberra.
2020 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
Announcing... Pub Rock
11 August 2020
Archived media releases 2020
An exhibition that celebrates the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and its enduring impact on the nation’s identity, opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 5 September, 2020.
Gary Grealy wins National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017
31 March 2017
Archived media releases 2017
After months of anticipation, the winner for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has been announced with renowned Sydney portrait photographer Gary Grealy taking out the award. George Fetting, guest judge for the 2017 Prize, was entranced with the evocative nature of the winning portrait Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay.
Anthony Anderton
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Annual Appeal
Listed by year
Honour board
Some women you may not know
Alison Alder
‘Everybody’s lives are built by so many influences, and for me, it is writers, artists and activists who have influenced how I think about the world.’