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The aviatrix
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2009
Joanna Gilmour explores the extraordinary life of Australian female aviator Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE
Hump days
Magazine article by Jessica Bolton, 2017
Jessica Bolton navigates the parallel tracks documenting Robyn Davidson’s astonishing journey.
Everybody's heard about the bird
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2008
Two professionals; Australian surfer Layne Beachley and photographer Petrina Hicks, combine their strengths to achieve a remarkable portrait.
A real tweet
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2016
Sarah Engledow plays wingman to Leila Jeffreys.
When birds no longer sing
Magazine article by Dr Emma Kindred, 2024
Emma Kindred looks at the career of Joan Ross, whose work subverts colonial imagery and its legacy with the clash of fluorescent yellow.
Birds of a feather
Magazine article by Annette Twyman, 2021
Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.
On a human scale
Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2006
The design concepts behind the new National Portrait Gallery building in Canberra.
You, looking at me
Magazine article by Elspeth Pitt, 2022
Elspeth Pitt chats with Archibald Prize-winning artist Yvette Coppersmith about performance, coincidences and the intersection of art and life.
Apollo's breath
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2016
Christopher Chapman delights in the intimacy of Robert Mapplethorpe's photography
Tiny Trace of a Colonial Giant
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2004
At just 7.8 x 6.2 cm, the daguerreotype of Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa is one of the smallest works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
Life class
Magazine article by Leonie Hellmers, 2004
Barbara Blackman reflects on her experiences as a life model.
Depth of Field
Magazine article by Lauren Dalla, 2004
The exhibition Depth of Field displays a selection of portrait photographs that reflect the strength and diversity of Australian achievement.
Private virtues public lives
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2010
Family affections are preserved in a fine selection of intimate portraits.
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Reveries
Magazine article by Helen Ennis, 2007
The exhibition Reveries: Photography and mortality is a powerful display which brings together images that depict the last phase of people's lives.
Petal to the mettle
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2019
Sarah Engledow lauds the very civil service of Dame Helen Blaxland.
In the galleries
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009
Christopher Chapman highlights the inaugural hang of the new National Portrait Gallery building which opened in December 2008.