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Norman and Rose: lifelong love
Lust
The ravishing muse
Out of the blocks
Early sporting fame
General content
Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman
A boy’s best friend is his mother
It's Complicated
Dearest Mummy
2024 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 1998, acclaimed artist Tracey Moffatt gifted her portrait Some Lads #1 (Russell Page) to the National Portrait Gallery. In 2024 we had the extraordinary opportunity to acquire the full body of work, adding Some Lads #2, Some Lads #3, Some Lads #4 and Some Lads #5 to the collection.
2012-13 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.
Mal Meninga, 2018
by Peter Hudson
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018
All the world's a stage
General content
Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe
Bree Pickering appointed Director of the National Portrait Gallery
7 February 2023
Media
The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia announced the appointment of Bree Pickering to the role of Director.
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.
Protest!
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
General content
Rock’s raw potency made it the ideal medium for fomenting protest. The 1970s, 80s and onwards saw calls for social and environmental justice ring out through song.
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.
Exhibition opening speech
General content
Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.
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.
The more things change...
NPPP 2017 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
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.