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Tony Shaw, 2018
by Sarah Rhodes
General content
Commissioned with funds from the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2018
Never let you go
Nearest & Dearest
Country, culture, connection
Tony Sowersby
Vox pops
Sabine's the sister-in-law of one of my oldest friends so I've known her for a while.
The Mosh Pit
General content
More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.
Lovely Lillie and Dirty Bertie
Lust
Royal romps: illicit liaisons
Thinking of England
Passion
Truly, madly, deeply
New appointments to the National Portrait Gallery Board
5 November 2024
Media
Minster for the Arts, The Hon. Tony Burke MP has today announced new appointments to the National Portrait Gallery Board, including Ms Sam Meers AO, who will succeed Mrs Penny Fowler AM as Chair in March 2025.
Arcadia learning resource
Learning resource archive
A great addition to themes such as Australian History, Sport, Australian Studies, Cultural Studies, English and Visual Arts. For Year 9 – 12 students.
Public Transport
Location
Transport Canberra bus routes run from the various city centres past the Gallery on a regular basis.
Shifting the definition
Nearest & Dearest
Defiant commitment
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.
Inside Heide’s lives
It's Complicated
Happiness to heartache
Portrait Stories Mobile App
Apps
Want to read and hear about a portrait without having to lean in?
NPG Announces departure of Director, Karen Quinlan AM
3 August 2022
Media
National Portrait Gallery Chair Penny Fowler announced today that NPG Director Karen Quinlan will leave the Gallery in September to take up a new position as Chief Executive Officer of Arts Centre Melbourne.
Twenty new portraits marking Portrait Gallery’s twentieth birthday
21 August 2018
Archived media releases 2018
To celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s twentieth anniversary as an institution, twenty portraits of outstanding Australian individuals have been commissioned for the permanent collection. This is the largest undertaking for the Gallery’s commissioning program in its twenty-year existence.
Arcadia media information
31 July 2014
Archived media releases 2014
Press releases and image downloads for media.