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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.

Director
National Portrait Gallery

Bree Pickering

Chief Operating Officer

Trent Birkett

  • Facilities
  • Finance and Business
  • Governance & Risk
  • ICT Operations
  • People & Performance

Collection and Exhibitions

Sandra Bruce

  • Collection Management
  • Curatorship and Research
  • Exhibitions
  • Travelling Exhibitions

External Relations

Sarah Oakes

  • Digital Content
  • Foundation
  • Imaging Services
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Partnerships

Access and Learning

Tristan Hoffmeister

  • Access and outreach
  • Digital Learning
  • Learning and Public Programs
  • Visitor Services and information

Executive

Bree Pickering joined the National Portrait Gallery as Director in April 2023.

Trent Birkett has been the Chief Operating Officer of the National Portrait Gallery since 2014, where he manages a team responsible for the Gallery’s finances, human resources, ICT, security and facilities. Prior to joining the Gallery he was a Partner in a Canberra based consulting firm delivering financial services to the government and the not-for-profit sector. Trent holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Information Systems) and Bachelor of Economics from the Australia National University. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Sandra Bruce joined the National Portrait Gallery in February 2020 as Director, Collection and Exhibitions. Prior to her appointment, she was Assistant Director and Acting Director of the La Trobe Art Institute at La Trobe University, where she played a leading role in reinvigorating cultural activity at the University, and drove the first significance assessment of the University’s collections. She has also been the Collection Manager at Bendigo Art Gallery, and Collections and Exhibitions Manager, and Curator, at the National Sports Museum and Melbourne Cricket Club. Sandra guides the curatorial, exhibitions, and collection activity of the Gallery; responsible for the management of the collection and its ongoing development, and the delivery of the exhibitions program. She also has a role in the delivery of the Gallery’s Reconciliation Action Plan and Accessibility Action Plan.

Sarah Oakes joined the National Portrait Gallery in October 2022 as Director, External Relations. Sarah is an award-winning Editor-in-Chief, journalist and branding expert with over 20 years’ experience managing some of Australia's best-selling magazines including Gourmet Traveller, Sunday Life, CLEO and Girlfriend. She is an accomplished journalist who has written for national newspapers (Sydney Morning Herald and The Age) and luxury magazines (Harper’s Bazaar and QANTAS). Her team is responsible for marketing, communications, partnerships and digital content.

Tristan Hoffmeister joined the National Portrait Gallery in mid 2022 where he is Director of Access and Learning. His team is responsible for the delivery of public and education programs online and onsite as well as providing excellent face to face customer service to our varied audiences coming to the Gallery in Canberra.

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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