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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards
Ross Edwards

Ross Edwards, 2013

Bridget Elliot
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2013, to mark the 70th birthday of composer Ross Edwards (23 December 2013)

Jaye, 2023 Elliot Brown

Jaye

Elliot Brown
Image
Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie
Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie
Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie

Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie, 1999 (printed 2022)

Polly Borland
Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2022

Elliot Brown

Elliot Brown

Vox pops

This portrait is called Jaye and it's a photo of my friend. She's a member of the Multicultural Society in Geraldton.

The silent spectre of motion (Le spectre silencieux du movement), 2012 by Bridget Walker, video: 6 minutes

The silent spectre of motion (Le spectre silencieux du movement), 2012

by Bridget Walker
General content

Finalist, iD2012

Time regained (the assistant), 2008 by Tara Shield

Time regained (the assistant), 2008

by Tara Shield
Image
Angus Trumble with Self portrait at easel by Fred Williams

Autumn in Canberra

About Face article

In Persuasion (1818), a long walk on a fine autumn day affords Anne Elliot an opportunity to ruminate wistfully and at great length upon declining happiness, youth and hope.

masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac
NYSPP 2010 winner

Eyes on the Prize

Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010

A short visual essay of some of the works in the National Youth Self Portrait Prize 2010.

Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott, 1964

Jon Molvig
Portrait, oil on masonite

Gift of Richard Elliott 2016. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize finalists

Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize 2022

Previous exhibition, 2022

Little Darlings is for primary and secondary students, with four separate categories across Kindergarten to Year 12. Responding to the theme ‘identity’, students painted, drew, photographed, printed or combined all of these to make their portrait.

Steven Bishop, performer by Nathalie Latham

Australia's Creative Diaspora

Photographed by Nathalie Latham
Previous exhibition, 2007

Paris based Australian photographer and filmmaker Nathalie Latham has an ongoing interest in the creative achievements of other Australian artists living in various locations around the globe.

masculine/feminine, 2010 by Bridget Mac
NYSPP 2010 winner

National Youth Self Portrait Prize

NYSPP 2010
Previous exhibition, 2010

An annual event, the National Youth Self Portrait Prize seeks to encourage young people to embrace self portraiture and its expressive possibilities.

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