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Nathan Beard

In Conversation

Friday 21 November 2025
11:00 – 11:45am AEDT
Serena Bentley sitting in the In Bloom exhibition
National Portrait Gallery curator Serena Bentley, with Nathans Beard's works Noi and Siamese Smize

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Join exhibition curator Serena Bentley in conversation with artist Nathan Beard in the In Bloom exhibition.

Nathan Beard is a Naarm/Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist whose work draws from his Australian-Thai heritage. His practice explores culture, memory and authenticity through sculpture and photography.

Beard holds a BA (Art) with First Class Honours from Curtin University and has exhibited nationally, including at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art and the Art Gallery of Western Australia (WA), 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and Firstdraft (NSW), and TarraWarra Museum of Art (VIC). He was a finalist in the Ramsay Art Prize (2021) and the Churchie National Emerging Art Prize (2020).

Bookings are not essential. Register to receive a recording of the conversation.

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This program is wheelchair accessible.

For access support or other ways to book please email bookings@npg.gov.au or phone 02 6102 7070 prior to your visit.

Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard

Wearable Identity: Material and Self with Nathan Beard

Visual Arts (youth)

Thursday 20 November

This engaging workshop invites students to explore themes of identity and self-expression through wearable materials. Led by artist Nathan Beard, students will reflect on their own identities while drawing inspiration from future-facing art practices.
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