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Walking a fine line
Line drawing with Caroline Zilinsky
2 hours 3 minutes
Darling Portrait Prize 2022 finalist Caroline Zilinsky takes a deep dive into drawing, focussing on the importance of line in creating a portrait.
Mixing skin tones
Oil painting with Melissa Clements
2 hours 55 minutes
Join Darling Portrait Prize 2022 finalist Melissa Clements and discover the alchemy of colour mixing to create varied and luminous flesh.
Introducing the National Portrait Prizes 2022
In conversation
51 minutes
Join Sandra Bruce, Director Collection & Exhibitions, and Rebecca Ray, Associate Curator, as they explore some of their favourite portraits in our exciting new exhibitions.
Helen Ennis
In Conversation
47 minutes
Australian photography curator, historian and writer, Helen Ennis in conversation about photographers challenging the conventions of personal and public space in their portraits.
Jennifer Higgie: Repainting History
In conversation
1 hour
Curator, Joanna Gilmour in conversation with Jennifer Higgie, author of ‘The Mirror and the Palette: Rebellion, Revolution, and Resilience, Five Hundred Years of Women’s Self Portraits’.
World Oceans Day
In conversation
58 minutes
Come on a journey of exploration to celebrate World Oceans Day! Join artists Dr Sarah Kachovich, Megan Cope and Jiani Sheng in conversation with NPG Exhibitions Curator Penny Grist.