Entry is now free for these two extraordinary exhibitions. Experience the very best new portrait paintings and photographs from across Australia.
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Entry is now free for these two extraordinary exhibitions. Experience the very best new portrait paintings and photographs from across Australia.
The Darling Portrait Prize is Australia’s grand new annual prize for painted portraits. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
The NPPP is an annual prize for Australian photographers. The year’s most outstanding photographic portrait is awarded a $50,000 prize package.
from Saturday 6 June
Using ochres collected on her country in Western Australia’s East Kimberley, Shirley Purdie’s self-portrait is a kaleidoscope of traditional Gija stories and Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) passed down to her.
from Friday 6 March
The Darling Prize is a new annual prize for Australian portrait painters, painting Australian sitters. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
from Friday 6 March
The 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.
Explore portraiture and come face to face with Australian identity, history, culture, creativity and diversity.
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