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Darling Portrait Prize

The Darling Prize is a new annual prize for Australian portrait painters, painting Australian sitters. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

The National Portrait Prizes
29 January 2020

The National Portrait Gallery today announced finalists for the inaugural Darling Portrait Prize, a national new $75,000 prize for Australian portrait painting, and released selected images from the final prize pool for the popular National Photography Portrait Prize.

National Portrait Gallery unveils twenty new portrait commissions to celebrate twenty years 18 October 2018

The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled twenty new portrait commissions of Australian leaders and individualists as part of its twentieth birthday celebrations in a new exhibition, 20/20: Celebrating twenty years with twenty new portrait commissions.

Gail Kelly, 2018 by Paul Newton

Commissioned with funds provided by Westpac Group and Optus 2018

Portrait Donors Listed by year

Gail Kelly, 2018 Paul Newton

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned with funds provided by Westpac Group and Optus 2018

Portrait of Frank Lowy AC, 2014 Paul Newton

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

First Ladies Significant Australian Women 1913–2013

First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.

Portrait of David Gonski AC, 2012 Paul Newton

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2013
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

David Campese by Paul Newton

An interview with Paul Newton, the creator of the portrait of rugby legend David Campese.

Of Kings and men Celebrating 100 years of the Historic Memorials Collection

This display celebrates 100 years of the Historic Memorials Collection and its role in commissioning portraits of parliamentary and judicial figures in Australia.

Support Crew

Portraits of philanthropists in the collection honour their contributions to Australia and acknowledge their support of the National Portrait Gallery.

Empire records

Celebrates the centenary of the first national art collection, the Historic Memorials Collection, housed at Australia's Parliament House.

Patrick Corrigan, 2006 Paul Newton

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2007

Inspiration + Realisation: John Singer Sargent

Katherine Russell examines the art of Australian artist Paul Newton, referencing the portraiture of John Singer Sargent.

Making Portraits Five Years of National Portrait Gallery Commissions

The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery