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Ken Catchpole, 2014 Gary Grealy
Ken Catchpole, 2014 Gary Grealy
Ken Catchpole, 2014 Gary Grealy
Ken Catchpole, 2014 Gary Grealy

Rugby great unveiled

1 December 2014

A new portrait commission of Australian Rugby great, Ken Catchpole OAM by Gary Grealy will be officially unveiled on 3 December.
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001 Rick Amor
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001 Rick Amor
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001 Rick Amor
Professor Peter Doherty, 2001 Rick Amor

Rick Amor 21 Portraits

20 November 2014

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Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks
Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks
Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks
Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks

In the Flesh

15 October 2014

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Self portrait, 1957 by Sunarto P. R.
Self portrait, 1957 by Sunarto P. R.
Self portrait, 1957 by Sunarto P. R.
Self portrait, 1957 by Sunarto P. R.

Masters of Modern Indonesian Portraiture

13 September 2014

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Nat Young, c. 1968 by Albert Falzon
Nat Young, c. 1968 by Albert Falzon
Nat Young, c. 1968 by Albert Falzon
Nat Young, c. 1968 by Albert Falzon

Arcadia media information

31 July 2014

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Lost Love – Waiting for midnight at the Long Distance Call Building on Chang-an Jie so I can call her, Beijing 1998, 2014 video: 2 minutes
Lost Love – Waiting for midnight at the Long Distance Call Building on Chang-an Jie so I can call her, Beijing 1998, 2014 video: 2 minutes
Lost Love – Waiting for midnight at the Long Distance Call Building on Chang-an Jie so I can call her, Beijing 1998, 2014 video: 2 minutes
Lost Love – Waiting for midnight at the Long Distance Call Building on Chang-an Jie so I can call her, Beijing 1998, 2014 video: 2 minutes

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2014

22 August 2014

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The People’s Choice Awards
16 June 2020
Presenting… Shirley Purdie’s Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe
Wednesday 27 May 2020
The Amazing Face: a 14-day Dive into Portraiture
The National Portrait Prizes
29 January 2020
Darling Portrait Prize judges announced
26 August 2019
Women in Vogue: Celebrating Sixty years in Australia
20 May 2019
National Portrait Gallery takes out top gong in MAPDA awards
16 May 2019
Update on Temporary Closure of the National Portrait Gallery
15 April 2019
New Dates for the Inaugural Darling Portrait Prize
10 April 2019
Alluring Performance Brings Gallery to Life
5 April 2019
Textiles Scientist Voted the People’s Favourite
27 March 2019
Winner announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019
22 February 2019
The National Portrait Gallery Announces Art Handlers’ Award
18 February 2019
The National Portrait Gallery's Director, Karen Quinlan, receives Australia Day Honour
26 January 2019
Summertime Fun at the National Portrait Gallery
4 January 2019
Archived media releases 2018
Archived media releases 2017
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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.