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Andrew Cowen

Andrew Cowen

Winner, National Photographic Portrait Prize 2014

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Andrew Cowen on photographing his friend Matthew Martin.

Andrew Sayers

Andrew Sayers AM FAHA

13 October 2015

Archived media releases 2015

The Chairman, Board, Director and staff mourn the loss of the National Portrait Gallery's inaugural director.

Andrew Gaze

Andrew Gaze, 2018

by George Fetting

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Commissioned with funds provided by Trent Birkett 2018

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2010

Portrait Donors

Nicholas Paspaley Jnr

Nicholas Paspaley Jnr, 2018

by Andrew Bonneau

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Commissioned with funds provided by Ross Adler AC 2018

The Chess Player, 2011 by Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.

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Major Supporters

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2012

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Mary Chomley

The Cosmopolitans

Now on display in Gallery Two

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Spanning the 1880s to the 1930s, this collection display celebrates the innovations in art – and life – introduced by the generation of Australians who travelled to London and Paris for experience and inspiration in the decades either side of 1900.

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1999

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2018

Portrait Donors

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2002

Portrait Donors

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)

9 September 2022

Archived media releases 2022

The National Portrait Gallery is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Throughout her 70-year reign, Her Majesty represented graciousness, humanity and stability during times of enormous social change.

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2013

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