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Stephen Ridgeway and Stephen Russell, c. 2000

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

The Saints, 1978 (printed 2018)

Purchased with funds provided by Wayne Williams 2018

Stephen Murray-Smith

Recorded 1961

Catholic clergymen from the Diocese of Adelaide, c. 1862

Purchased 2018

Recollections of a sinologist sitter

Professor Stephen Fitzgerald, Australia’s first Ambassador to China, traces the historical course from sino-australian cultural engagement to a maturing Australian identity.

Charlie's angles

Stephen Phillips talks to neurosurgeon Charlie Teo about his practice, perspectives and the anatomy of hope.

The catechist and the cricketer

Stephen Valambras Graham traverses the intriguing socio-political terrain behind two iconic First Nations portraits of the 1850s.

The look and the feel

Editor Stephen Phillips looks at the finalists' photographs through a judge's lens.

The existential lens

Stephen Zagala discusses Richard Avedon’s work from an Australian perspective.

Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

"Lao Fei" Stephen FitzGerald, 2003

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Dalu Zhao 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Dr Stephen Fitzgerald, late 1970s

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Alfred Stephen, 1885

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Sir Ninian Stephen, 1984

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Mrs Lily Kahan 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Shop Talk

Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Painting mates

Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.

Stephen and Russell Page, 1993 (printed 2011)

Gift of Robert Rosen 2012

Stephen, Russell and David Page, c. 2000

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2004

Portrait of Louise Forthun in front of a Stephen Bram, 1992

Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Melbourne University with six portraits of Melbourne Anglican clergymen; Bishop Perry, Rev Clarke, Rev. Waugh, Rev. Henderson, Rev. Dr Cairns, Rev. Bailey, c. 1871

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer

Creative kin

Sir Charles Nicholson, 1898

Gift of Stephen Scheding and Jim Berry 2015

May Wirth, c. 1921

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Chang the Chinese giant and party, c. 1871

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Steven Heathcote, 2007

Gift of Julian Kingma 2008

Some lads #1 (Russell Page), 1986

Gift of the artist 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Get Wet series (Greedy Smith), 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Get Wet series (Reg Mombassa), 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Get Wet series (Peter O'Doherty), 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Get Wet series (Martin Plaza), 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

Get Wet series (David Twohill), 1979

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001

The first Australian first-class cricket team to tour England and North America, 1878

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2013

2012-13 Acquisition Fund

The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.

2014-15 Acquisition Fund

Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.

Peter Porter, 2004

Purchased with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

Magna Carta

On this day eight hundred years ago at Runnymede near Windsor, King John signed Magna Carta.

Portrait of Bennilong, a Native of New Holland, c. 1810

Purchased 2014

David Gulpilil, c. 1981

Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018

Yami Lester speaks at Uluru Handback Ceremony, 1985 (printed 2003)

Gift of the artist 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Edward Henty, late 19th century

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tim Clark 2018

Portrait of Alan Marshall, 1955

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Portrait of Bennilong, Native of New Holland, c. 1798

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Ross A Field 2008

George Gregan, 1999 (printed 2001)

Purchased 2001

Thomas and John Clarke, bushrangers, photographed in Braidwood Gaol, 1867

Purchased 2019

Gulpilil (David) Dreaming - Kakadu 2006, 2006

Gift of the artist 2008

Jacob Nash, 2017

Gift of the artist 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait 65

Hugh Ramsay, the fashion of Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, Peter Wegner's centenarian series, John and Elizabeth Gould's family connections, Karen Quinlan's top five portraits and more.

Presence and Absence

This exhibition focuses on exploring national and communal identity through sculptural production in Australia, from the early decades of settlement through to the present day

David Gulpilil, Arnhem Land, 1981 (printed 2000)

The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

Famous

Australian photographer Karin Catt has photographed world leaders, a host of rock stars and Oscar-winning compatriots Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, and Cate Blanchett.

Russell Page in Venice, 1997

Purchased 2002

Axe Me Biggie

Australian photojournalist Stephen Dupont's Afghanistan project captures the human experience of a country in reconstruction.

National Portrait Gallery takes out top gong in MAPDA awards

The National Portrait Gallery is thrilled to be named the winner of the Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards in the category of exhibition major catalogue level B, for our publication So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history.

The Demon Bowler" Frederick Robert Spofforth (image plate from Vanity Fair), 1878

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2002

Matthew Abbott

An interview with the photographer.

2015-17 Acquisition Fund

From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.

Celebrity cutpurse

Grace Carroll discusses the portrait of the late-eighteenth century gentleman pickpocket George Barrington.

Chang the Chinese Giant with his wife Kin Foo and manager Edward Parlett, c. 1871

Purchased 2010

Face the Music

Australia has become recognised for the range and talent of its musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities in general associated with the music industry

Peter Brew-Bevan Portraits

In this exhibition Sydney based photographer Peter Brew-Bevan brings together an intimate collection of works that highlight his passion for the genre of portraiture over the last 10 years

Country man

Angus Trumble’s tribute to the late Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser.

Finalists announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize

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

Ben Roberts-Smith, 2018

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022

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.

Prima facie

Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.

How to be a boy

Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.

What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018

9 lives of Karin Catt

Australian photographer Karin Catt has shot across the spectrum of celebrity, her subjects including rock stars, world leaders and actors.

Birds of a feather

Charting a path from cockatiel to finch, Annette Twyman explores her family portraits and stories.

Sideshow Alley

Death masks, post-mortem drawings and other spooky and disquieting portraits... Come and see how portraits of infamous Australians were used in the 19th century.

Anthony Anderton

An interview with the photographer.

Arthur as Alyosha?

Patrick McCaughey explores a striking Boyd self portrait.

Painting them gently

Penny Grist on motivation, method and melancholy in the portraiture of Darren McDonald.

The alchemist’s profile

John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.

Snap decisions

NPPP judge Robert Cook provides irreverent insight into this year’s fare, and having to be a bit judgemental.

Hyperversity

Dr Sarah Engledow writes about the larger-than-life Australian performance artist, Leigh Bowery.

A man of superior attainments

Joanna Gilmour explores the life of a colonial portrait artist, writer and rogue Thomas Griffiths Wainewright.

Adam’s Prize Apples

Pamela Gerrish Nunn explores New Zealand’s premium award for portraiture.

The incomparable Beaton

To accompany the exhibition Cecil Beaton: Portraits, held at the NPG in 2005, this article is drawn from Hugo Vickers's authorised biography, Cecil Beaton (1985).

Augustus serendipitous

The London-born son of an American painter, Augustus Earle ended up in Australia by accident in January 1825. 

Seeing stars

Joanna Gilmour explores photographic depictions of Aboriginal sportsmen including Lionel Rose, Dave Sands, Jerry Jerome and Douglas Nicholls.

The personal and the historical

Where do we draw a line between the personal and the historical? Although she died in Melbourne in 1975, when I was not quite eleven years old, I have the vividest memories of my maternal grandmother Helen Borthwick.

Nicholas Harding

Over the years the young Nicholas Harding got his hands on various mice and guinea pigs, but they served mainly to illustrate the concept of mortality. 

Portrait Donors

The silent partner

One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.

Uncommon Australians

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

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.

Faces of war

Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.