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Andrew Campbell
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Dame Jean Macnamara
Google Arts and Culture
Learning resources
Learn about the Australian doctor and scientist who dedicated her life to the research and treatment of poliomyelitis. For Year 5 – 7 students.
2013-14 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.
Blek Bala MJ, 2017
by Timothy Hillier
General content
Finalist, DPA 2017
Single channel HD digital video
Our only concern is the void, 2013
by Nik Lee
General content
Winner, MDPA 2013
Alienation
More about In the flesh
Segregated from their fellow humans in cellophane prisons, reference points are removed, so it is not certain whether these naked figures could be unwrapped, are about to be subsumed, or will forever be suspended in a plastic stasis.
2014-15 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.
Supporters
$5,000 - $9,999
Honour board
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board
Myles Nelson
Finalist interviews
It was definitely a candid encounter as was the expression on the face. It was constructed insofar as the image was deliberately taken from a distance so as to minimize intrusion and to magnify the effect of the image.
Nicola Dickson
Contributing artists
Born: 1959, Southport, QLD
Works: Canberra
Annual Appeal
Listed by year
Honour board
Paul Kelly and The Portraits media information
18 June 2013
Archived media releases 2013
Paul Kelly & The Portraits presents a multifaceted image of the performer over the course of his career.
2020 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
If you love movies, you’ll love Starstruck!
8 August 2017
Archived media releases 2017
In an unprecedented partnership, the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) present a new star-studded exhibition, Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.
2021 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2021 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Peter Brew-Bevan's portraits of athletes Turia Pitt, Leisel Jones OAM and Ellie Cole OAM.