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A head for business and a heart for love
Lust
For love, not money
The last bushrangers
It's Complicated
Brothers in harms
She saved his life. He showed her painting.
Nearest & Dearest
Leaders, painters, friends
2024 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 1998, acclaimed artist Tracey Moffatt gifted her portrait Some Lads #1 (Russell Page) to the National Portrait Gallery. In 2024 we had the extraordinary opportunity to acquire the full body of work, adding Some Lads #2, Some Lads #3, Some Lads #4 and Some Lads #5 to the collection.
2012-13 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.
Mal Meninga, 2018
by Peter Hudson
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018
Who is Lillie Roberts?
Devotion
Talented wife for a talented husband
To coin a (farewell) phrase
Devotion
A penny for their thoughts
All the world's a stage
General content
Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe
Street fare
General content
The late Georgian and early Victorian working classes often bought their food in ale-houses, chop-houses and ‘penny pie shops’, or purchased their meals day after day in the streets.
Bree Pickering appointed Director of the National Portrait Gallery
7 February 2023
Media
The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia announced the appointment of Bree Pickering to the role of Director.
Icons Syndicate
Listed alphabetically
Honour board
Protest!
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
General content
Rock’s raw potency made it the ideal medium for fomenting protest. The 1970s, 80s and onwards saw calls for social and environmental justice ring out through song.
Executive
Our team
National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering leads the executive team.
Exhibition opening speech
General content
Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.
Portrait Donors
Listed by year
Honour board