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Foundation Members

Chairman Sid Myer AM, Hayley Baillie, Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AC, Patrick Corrigan AM, Marilyn Darling AC, Tim Fairfax AC, Penny Fowler AM, John Liangis, Dr Helen Nugent AC and Nigel Satterley AM.

Full time

Alistair McGhie reminisces about three Australian rugby greats commissioned for the Portrait Gallery collection by Patrick Corrigan AM.

Catholic clergymen from the Diocese of Adelaide, c. 1862

Purchased 2018

Gail Kelly, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by Westpac Group and Optus 2018

Pin-ups

Christopher Chapman describes the art and life of Australian artist Richard Larter.

Feel the music

Dr Christopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian composer Paul Grabowsky by photographer Martin Philbey.

Village people

Christopher Chapman discusses Rod McNicol's photographic portrait series Newcomers to my village.

The silent partner

One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.

Nikhil Chopra

Nikhil Chopra was born in 1974, in Calcutta. His first degree was in commerce, but in 1997 he took up fine art studies, eventually gaining a Masters in Fine Art from Ohio State University, United States.

In and out of focus

Gael Newton looks at Australian photography, film and the sixties through the novel lens of Mark Strizic.

Portrait Donors

A guy from Paris

Sarah Engledow on a foundational gallery figure who was quick on the draw.

Painter John Brack with Professor Alex Mitchell and Sir Garfield Barwick, c. 1977

Gift of the Jozef Vissel 2015

Portrait of the artist as a young man

Dr Sarah Engledow explores the early life and career of John Brack.

In the round

Andrew Sayers outlines the highlights of the National Portrait Gallery's display of portrait sculpture.

Me Myself I

Andrew Sayers explores the self-portraits created by Australian artist Sidney Nolan.