After almost 12 years, Dr Christopher Chapman departed as Senior Curator in 2019. He worked as a curator at the National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia and was Director of Adelaide’s Experimental Art Foundation. His Australian National University PhD analysed adolescent masculinity in 20th century photographic art.
Christopher Chapman reveals the intersection of iconoclastic Japanese figures Yukio Mishima and Tamotsu Yato.
Anne Sanders and Christopher Chapman bring passionate characterisation to Express Yourself, the Portrait Gallery collection exhibition celebrating iconoclastic Australians.
Christopher Chapman absorbs the gentle touch of Don Bachardy’s portraiture.
Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.
Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Christopher Chapman delights in the intimacy of Robert Mapplethorpe's photography
Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.
Christopher Chapman immerses himself in Larry Clark’s field of vision.
Christopher Chapman contemplates the provocative performance art of Chris Burden.
Christopher Chapman discusses Rod McNicol's photographic portrait series Newcomers to my village.
National Photographic Portrait Prize judge Christopher Chapman connects this year’s entries to iconic contemporary american photographers.
Christopher Chapman ponders our digital identity and selfhood.
Dr Christopher Chapman explores how we can understand Richard Avedon's photographs.
Christopher Chapman interviews photographer Nikki Toole about her bold and controlled portraits of skateboarders in the exhibition Skater.
Portraits of philanthropists in the collection honour their contributions to Australia and acknowledge their support of the National Portrait Gallery.
Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.
Dr Christopher Chapman, curator of Inner Worlds: Portraits & Psychology looks at Albert Tucker's Heidelberg military hospital portraits.
Christopher Chapman talks with Scott Redford about his character Reinhardt Dammn.
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
Dr Christopher Chapman explores the symbolism in the portrait commission of Marcia Langton by Brook Andrew.
Dr Christopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian composer Paul Grabowsky by photographer Martin Philbey.
Christopher Chapman considers photographer Rozalind Drummond's portrait of author Nam Le.
Dr Christopher Chapman, curator and judge of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 contextualises the themes of the exhibition.
Dr Christopher Chapman examines Scott Redford's photographic portrait of Australian surfer David 'Rasta' Rastovich.
Dr Chistopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian author Christos Tsiolkas taken by John Tsiavis.
James Angus discusses his major sculpture commission Geo Face Distributor with Christopher Chapman.
Christopher Chapman highlights the inaugural hang of the new National Portrait Gallery building which opened in December 2008.
Scott Redford discusses his dynamic portrait commission of motorcycling champion and 2008 Young Australian of the Year Casey Stoner.
Dr Christopher Chapman describes the experimental exhibition Portraits + Architecture
Dr Christopher Chapman looks at the life of Wurundjeri elder William Barak through the portrait painted by Victor de Pury in 1899.
Christopher Chapman previews the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009.
A moving portrait of Cate Blanchett unfolds as an inspired pairing of medium and subject.
Two lively portrait photographs reflect the agility of their subjects: world champion Australian sportsmen Lionel Rose and Anthony Mundine.
Christopher Chapman describes the art and life of Australian artist Richard Larter.
The exhibition California Video at the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles demonstrated how video artists expand the boundaries of portraiture.
A photographic portrait by Kerry Dundas captures the contemplative mind of visionary painter Godfrey Miller.
Chris Chapman explains how Matthys Gerber bridges the gap between abstraction and portraiture.
Warwick Baker’s photos of his friends are intimate. They hold a stillness that allows their subjects to be at ease.
Rozalind Drummond’s photographs in the exhibition Tough and tender let us bring our imagination to the act of looking.
It’s important to have a best bud when you’re growing up. For many boys the transition from boyhood through adolescence is defined by wanting to fit in.
I didn’t ever meet the American artist Chris Burden but about 20 years ago I wrote to him. I was after the loan of some photographic prints of his most famous performance: he had arranged for a friend to fire a bullet so it would graze his arm.
Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.
Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.
