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Betty Churcher AO (1931–2015), gallery director, author, painter and lecturer, was educated in Brisbane before studying art in London.
A focus on Indigenous-European relationships underpins Facing New Worlds. By Kate Fullagar.
Djon Mundine OAM brings poignant memory and context to Martin van der Wal’s 1986 portrait photographs of storied Aboriginal artists.
Malcolm Robertson tells the family history of one of Australia's earliest patrons of the arts, his Scottish born great great great grandfather, William Robertson.
Photographer Polly Borland on capturing Queen Elizabeth II.
Representations of the inhabitants of the new world expose the complexities of the colonisers' intentions.
Gavin Fry examines the art and career of the Australian painter Rick Amor.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life and times of one of Melbourne's early socialites, Jessie Eyre Williams.
Bruce Petty's animated self portrait captures a life's journey compressed into a few minutes.
In 2006 the National Portrait Gallery acquired a splendid portrait of Victoria's first governor, Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe by Thomas Woolner.
Andrew Sayers outlines the highlights of the National Portrait Gallery's display of portrait sculpture.
Joanna Gilmour describes some of the stories of the individuals and incidents that define French exploration of Australia and the Pacific.
Michael Desmond profiles a handful of the entrants in first National Photographic Portrait Prize and notes emerging themes and categories.
Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown talks street art, collaboration and ghost stories with First Nations Curator and Meriam woman, Rebecca Ray.
Joanna Gilmour recounts the story of ill-fated sea voyages in the early stages of the Antipodean colony.
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.