Born: 1977, Letterkenny, Ireland
Works: Melbourne
Fiona aims to create a dangerous situation with a flood of water on the paper, forcing each work to the point where it can fail, and then rescuing it.
Fiona Stanley, Fiona Wood, Fred Hollows, Patrick McGorry and John Yu
In this ten-part series on Australian portraits, Angus Trumble and Fiona Gruber hold a wide-ranging, thought-provoking and often unexpected face-off with history and culture.
With contributions from Julia Gillard, Fiona Gruber, and Dr Karl James, the National Portrait Gallery’s 50th edition of Portrait has something for everyone.
Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
Deep foundations, shared vision
The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges and thanks all its supporters.
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
It is not every day that a national gallery turns its walls over to the animal companions that bring unconditional love and joy to their owners but this summer we have opened the doors to 15 contemporary artists with very different ways of depicting our furry, feathered and scaled pets.
A magnanimous portrait of Helena Rubinstein has been acquired for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
The National Portrait Gallery is pleased to announce its winter exhibition is So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. It will open to the public from 29 June 2018.
