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Alfie Barker (right view), 2023 Shea Kirk

Alfie Barker (right view)

Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019 Shea Kirk

Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019

Callan Bradley Hales (left and right view), 2018 by Shea Kirk

Callan Bradley Hales (left and right view), 2018

Ella B Rowe (right view), 2021 Shea Kirk

Ella B Rowe (right view)

Ruby (left view), 2022 Shea Kirk

Ruby (left view)

Maurice O'Shea

Maurice O'Shea

Maurice O'Shea (1897-1956) is remembered as a key figure in the formation of the modern Australian wine industry.

1 portrait in the collection

Maurice O'Shea

Maurice O'Shea

Maurice O'Shea

Maurice O'Shea, 1951 (printed 2003)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2005

Valerie Kirk

Contributing artists

Born: 1957, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Works: Canberra

Shea Kirk

Shea Kirk

So this portrait here is part of a much larger series I've been shooting off and on for a number of years now.

Shea Kirk

Shea Kirk

I see everyone as being really special, amazing people and it is such a privilege to have the opportunity to work so closely and develop that relationship of trust and openness.

Art Handlers' Award 2020

James & Jessica

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The Art Handlers' Award for 2020 went to Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019 by Shea Kirk.

Ruby (left view), 2022 Shea Kirk

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

Previous exhibition, 2023

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

Ruby (left view), 2022 Shea Kirk

The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize

Archived media releases 2023

Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Contributing artists

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Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.

Colin Preece

Colin Preece

Colin Preece (1903-1979), winemaker, graduated dux from Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1923 planning to manage the family flour mill.

1 portrait in the collection

Finalists announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize

14 November 2018

Archived media releases 2018

The National Portrait Gallery would like to congratulate the forty finalists for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019.

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