Portrait 61

Observation point

by Natasha Walsh

My practice has always been driven by my experimental curiosity, from heavy wax and resin bodies generated in flame, to delicate temporal works that explore the conductive and alchemical possibilities of copper.

Flash mob

by Dr Sarah Engledow

Sarah Engledow trains her exacting lens on the nine photographs from 20/20.

Rethinking foundational histories

by Kate Fullagar

A focus on Indigenous-European relationships underpins Facing New Worlds. By Kate Fullagar.

Dupain detective

by Johanna McMahon

Johanna McMahon revels in history and mystery in pursuit of a suite of unknown portrait subjects.

Keep it in the family

by David Solkin

David Solkin ponders the provocations and inspirations of the enigmatic Thomas Gainsborough.

Sibly irresistible

by Alexandra Roginski

Alexandra Roginski reveals a forceful feminist figure in the colonial period’s slippery science, phrenology.

The animating signature

by Joanna Gilmour

Joanna Gilmore delights in the affecting drawings of Mathew Lynn.

The Lawrence lustre

by Angus Trumble

Angus Trumble salutes the glorious portraiture of Sir Thomas Lawrence.

The jungle look

by David Gist

David Gist steps beyond the public relations veneer of Australia’s official Vietnam War portrait photographs.