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Australians in Hollywood

The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.

Small worlds

Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.

The bright-eyed Mariner

Aussies all

The exhibition Aussies all features the ecclectic portrait photography of Rennie Ellis which captures Australian life during the 70s and 80s.

Painting them gently

Penny Grist on motivation, method and melancholy in the portraiture of Darren McDonald.

Thinking about architecture and portraiture

Dr Christopher Chapman describes the experimental exhibition Portraits + Architecture

The more things change...

Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.

No Laughing Matter

The biographical exhibition of Barry Humphries was the first display of its kind at the National Portrait Gallery.

Of ice and men

Frank Hurley's celebrated images document the heroism and minutiae of Australian exploration in Antarctica.

All dressed up

Jane Raffan asks do clothes make the portrait, and can the same work with a new title fetch a better price?

20 20

Sarah Engledow picks some favourites from a decade of the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Private virtues public lives

Family affections are preserved in a fine selection of intimate portraits.

Us being ourselves

Penelope Grist talks to photographer Benjamin Warlngundu Ellis about capturing moments, telling stories and keeping Culture strong.

The Wentworths – Hidden in Plain Sight

Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.

Great Scots

Diana O’Neil samples the tartan treats on offer in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Petal to the mettle

Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.