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Arthur as Alyosha?

Patrick McCaughey explores a striking Boyd self portrait.

Strutt your stuff

Matthew Jones on the upshot of a St Kilda Road outrage.

The hands have it

Angus Trumble treats the gallery’s collection with a dab hand.

Drawn from life

Penelope Grist discovers the rich narratives in Peter Wegner’s series of centenarian portraits.

City boys

Christopher Chapman immerses himself in Larry Clark’s field of vision.

The Avedon effect

Dr Christopher Chapman explores how we can understand Richard Avedon's photographs.  

My Favourite Australian

The Australian public was invited in 2008 to vote for their favourite Australian.  After the votes were tallied an exhibition of the top-ten Popular Australians and the top-twenty unsung heroes was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.

Bill and Ted's excellent portrait.

Sarah Engledow on Messrs Dobell and MacMahon and the art of friendship.

Surface tension

Joanna Gilmour on the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013.

Modern Australian Women

Close contemporaries, Thea Proctor, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith were frequently sources of inspiration and irritation to each other. 

Apollo's breath

Christopher Chapman delights in the intimacy of Robert Mapplethorpe's photography

Clay, water, fire

Ah Xian's porcelain portrait of paediatrician Dr. John Yu reflects Yu's heritage and interests.

The highest honour

Bringing eminent scientist Frank Fenner and artist Jude Rae together for the National Portrait Gallery commission was like matchmaking.

I'm not there

Melbourne experience

Diana Warnes explores the lives of Hal and Katherine 'Kate' Hattam through their portraits painted by Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh.

A spectral sentience

Aimee Board reveals method, motivation and mortality in the portraiture of Rod McNicol.