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Facing the feeling

Penelope Grist explores the interplay between medicine and portraiture in Vic McEwan’s Face to Face: The New Normal.

Albert Tucker

Recorded 1961

Inside Heide’s lives

Happiness to heartache

Portrait Donors

The mind's eye

Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.

The family scene

Traudi Allen discovers sensitivity, humour and fine draughtsmanship in the portraiture of John Perceval.

Boyd to man

Christopher Chapman looks at influences and insight in the formative years of Arthur Boyd.

Mysterious eyes

Boyd’s self-portrait at age 25 is joined by his equally emotive portraits of those around him.

Money for Myth

Australian character on the market by Jane Raffan.

Enigma

Grace Carroll contemplates the curious case of Christian Waller.

Arthur as Alyosha?

Patrick McCaughey explores a striking Boyd self portrait.

In good company

Jean Appleton’s 1965 self portrait makes a fine addition to the National Portrait Gallery’s collection writes Joanna Gilmour.

William - Aspendale, 1966 (printed 2015)

Gift of the artist 2015

Rick Amor: 21 Portraits

Sarah Engledow chronicles Rick Amor's work and accomplishments in this extensive essay in conjunction with the exhibition Rick Amor: 21 Portraits.

Self portrait, 1945-1946

Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family 2014

Inner Worlds and psychoanalysis

Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.