The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
The National Portrait Gallery would like to congratulate the 48 finalists for 2020! The selected portraits will be on display from 6 March – 10 May 2020. The winner will be announced at the launch of the exhibition on 13 March.
Andrew Baker Benny Capp Ben Mcnamara Ben Searcy Brenda L Croft Cameron Neville Charles Tambiah Chris Budgeon Chris Riordan Christophe Canato Dave Laslett Christian Thompson Elizabeth Looker Elize Strydom Fiona Wolf-Symeonides Graham Monro Greg Sheehan Hugh Stewart James Brickwood Jason McNamara Karen Waller Kelly Champion Klarissa Dempsey |
Lauren Horwood Lori Cicchini Maite Robin Maree Yoelu Marg Briese Marieka Jacobs Martin Philbey Michael Murchie Mike Bowers Natalie Finney Nic Duncan Rene Kulitja & Rhett Hammerton Rob Palmer Russell Shakespeare Sam Biddle & Mohammad D. Sanjeev Singh Sarah Rhodes Sean Paris Shea Kirk Steven Lloyd Suzanne O'Connell Tim Hillier Vivienne Noble |
Prizes
Thanks to the National Portrait Gallery and Canon Australia, the Winner of the 2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize will be awarded over $50,000 in prizes. $30,000 cash from the Portrait Gallery and the latest photographic equipment from Canon, valued at over $22,000.
Highly Commended
Thanks to Eizo, the Highly Commended winner will receive an Eizo ColorEdge CG2730 27" monitor valued at $3245.
Art Handlers Award
In 2020 the winner of the Art Handlers' Award will receive $2,000 cash thanks to IAS Fine Art Logistics, plus return shipping of their artwork after the regional tour.
Finalists
Thanks to Eizo, all finalists will receive a $700 discount if they purchase an Eizo ColorEdge CG2730 27" monitor valued at $3245.