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Women in Vogue
Women in Vogue

Celebrating Sixty Years in Australia

Opening in October 2019, this exhibition showcases sixty years of the Vogue Australia archive together with a special tribute to some remarkable Australian women who have featured in the pages of Vogue, and includes iconic portraits of Kylie Minogue and Elle Macpherson, among others. Early bird tickets on sale now.

The Look
The Look

Featuring striking photographic portraits of contemporary figures from the National Portrait Gallery collection, The Look is an aesthetic treat with a lashing of je ne sais quoi.

Primed
Primed

Seventeen of Australia’s thirty prime ministers to date are represented in the contrasting sizes, moods and mediums of these portraits.

Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016) by Stuart Spence
Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016) by Stuart Spence
Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016) by Stuart Spence

The Portraits

Browse the collection

Portraits of people who have influenced and contributed to the shaping of Australian society.

Undercurrent Design Market

Friday 22 November 2019
5:00 – 8:00pm

The Undercurrent Design Market is on again! This popular weekend showcases an array of contemporary, leading edge Australian-made design treats and just in time for Christmas.

Undercurrent Design Market

Saturday 23 November 2019
until Sunday 24 November 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm

The Undercurrent Design Market is on again! This popular weekend showcases an array of contemporary, leading edge Australian-made design treats and just in time for Christmas.

Visual Thinking Strategies

Beginner practicum

Monday 25 November 2019
until Tuesday 26 November 2019
10:00am – 5:00pm

The Beginner Practicum focuses on developing VTS facilitation skills through presentation of the basic theoretical tenets of VTS and opportunities to practice with group coaching.

Bookings required
Simone Young, 2002 by Bill Henson
Simone Young, 2002 by Bill Henson
Simone Young, 2002 by Bill Henson

Circle of Friends Spring Soirée

Tuesday 26 November 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm

Spring in for conversation, drinks and canapés with Director Karen Quinlan and guest speaker, avid gardener and visionary artist, Bill Henson.

Bookings required
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973 by Eric Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973 by Eric Smith
The painter transmogrified and Mrs Smith, 1973 by Eric Smith

The Meeting Place Conference

Sunday 1 December 2019
11:30am – 12:30pm; 2:30 – 3:15pm

The National Portrait Gallery is proud to host part of Meeting Place 2019, Australia's leading forum on arts, culture and disability.

Bookings required
Marcia Langton, 2009 by Brook Andrew, Trent Walter
Marcia Langton, 2009 by Brook Andrew, Trent Walter
Marcia Langton, 2009 by Brook Andrew, Trent Walter

Little Faces

Summer series

Tuesday 3 December 2019
9:30 – 10:15am; 10:30 – 11:15am

Little children and their parent/carer are invited to join a Learning Facilitator for playful activities. There will be singing, movement and drawing.

Bookings required
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Portrait 63

Winter 2019

Rod Mcnicol's method and motivation, 19th century Indigenous peoples, Barrie Cassidy on Bob Hawke, five generations of the Kang family from Korea and more.

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So Fine exhibition launch
So Fine exhibition launch
So Fine exhibition launch

Portrait Gallery Foundation Annual Appeal 2019

Your generous support helps us research and develop new exhibitions

Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown, 1957 by Graham Sutherland
Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown, 1957 by Graham Sutherland
Helena Rubinstein in a red brocade Balenciaga gown, 1957 by Graham Sutherland

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Women in Vogue
The Look
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Malcolm Williamson, 1948 by an unknown artist
Malcolm Williamson, 1948 by an unknown artist
Malcolm Williamson, 1948 by an unknown artist

Born on this day

Malcolm Williamson AO CBE

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Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008 by Deborah Paauwe
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008 by Deborah Paauwe
Portrait of Heidi Middleton and Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass & Bide), 2008 by Deborah Paauwe

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 15 Jan 1969 by David Combe
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 15 Jan 1969 by David Combe
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 15 Jan 1969 by David Combe

Peaceful front

by David Gist, 13 March 2019

‘Is this one of yours?’ David Combe still remembers reading the letter from his father in early 1969. Like every soldier serving in Vietnam, he valued any missive from home.

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