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Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole
Ken Catchpole

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
Professor Peter Doherty
Professor Peter Doherty
Professor Peter Doherty

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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Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2014

22 August 2014

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Australian Love Stories
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24 November 2020
The National Photographic Portrait Prize: 2021 Living Memory
1 September 2020
Spring exhibition program
18 August 2020
Announcing... Pub Rock
11 August 2020
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
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