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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Walter Gropius and Harry Seidler

Designing the modern world

Nearest & Dearest

Friendship, education, inspiration

The Gordon Darling Hall

Policies and plans

Governance & Board

Policies and plans that direct the Gallery's work

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Favourite portraits

General content

National Portrait Gallery staff introduce their favourite portraits from the exhibition.

Bree Pickering

Executive

National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering leads the executive team.

Andrew Gaze

Andrew Gaze, 2018

by George Fetting

General content

Commissioned with funds provided by Trent Birkett 2018

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Message from the director

Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023–25

It is our pleasure to launch the National Portrait Gallery’s second Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP).

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Public interest disclosure

Public information

A whistleblower protection scheme for federal public sector employees, contractors and employees of contractors who report wrongdoing within the Commonwealth public sector.

Frog Hunter, Damien Wurrkidj, 2011 by Matthew Abbott

Matthew Abbott

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.

Gordon Darling Hall, National Portrait Gallery

Architecture

Natural light and human proportions – the design by Johnson Pilton Walker

Richard Walley

Richard Walley OAM honoured in new Portrait Gallery commission

2 September 2015

Archived media releases 2015

A new commissioned portrait funded by the Gallery’s Foundation will be launched at Murdoch University in Perth tonight, Wednesday 2 September.

Anna Meares

Anna Meares, 2018

by Narelle Autio

General content

Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018

Abduction/The Forest, 2009 © Pushpamala N.

Pushpamala N

Pushpamala N. was born in 1956 in Bangalore. Her early training was in sculpture, but as her practice progressed she brought an early enthusiasm for narrative figuration into her photographic work.

Equation of a life - a portrait of Professor Derek Denton

Equation of a life – a portrait of Derek Denton

9 September 2016

Archived media releases 2016

The National Portrait Gallery, has welcomed the newest portrait commission of Emeritus Professor Derek Denton AC by Evert Ploeg.

Eden, 2011 by Arianne McNaught

Arianne McNaught

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.

In the Lounge, 2006 by North Sullivan

Seduce, Amuse, Entertain

NPPP 2007 exhibition essay

General content

Michael Desmond, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2007 Prize.

Barry Humphries

Uncommon Australians

The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling

General content

Sarah Engledow writes about Gordon and Marilyn Darling and their support for the National Portrait Gallery throughout its evolution.

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