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Australia and the Nobel Prize

This unique exhibition will give an insight into the private lives, pursuits and work of all the Nobel laureates associated with Australia

Julia Matthews, c. 1862

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Annual Appeal

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1917-1919

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Husbands and Wives

'I have just been to my dressing case to take a peep at you.

William Saurin Lyster, mid to late 1860s

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009

Max Dupain

During his long and distinguished career Max Dupain took thousands of photographs of people

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.

Judy Cassab

The artist's diary profiles six decades of Cassab's work, from the early portrait commissions of the 1950s to later paintings that have helped confirm her eminent place in the canon of Australian portraiture.

Australian of the Year

The Australian of the Year Awards have often provoked controversy about who is selected and whether their achievements are remarkable.

2021 Annual Appeal

In 2021 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Peter Brew-Bevan's portraits of athletes Turia Pitt, Leisel Jones OAM and Ellie Cole OAM.

A Singular Line

A newly acquired work by Stella Bowen adds to the National Portrait Gallery's growing collection of important Australian self-portraits.

Uncommon Australians

This exhibition showcases portraits acquired through the generosity of the National Portrait Gallery’s Founding Patrons, L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC.