Frank Hurley's celebrated images document the heroism and minutiae of Australian exploration in Antarctica.
Karen Quinlan considers the case of Agnes Goodsir, whose low profile in Australia belies her overseas acclaim.
Joanna Gilmour discovers that the beards of the ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills were as epic as their expedition to traverse Australia from south to north.
Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.
Representations of the inhabitants of the new world expose the complexities of the colonisers' intentions.
The death of a gentlewoman is shrouded in mystery, a well-liked governor finds love after sorrow, and two upright men become entangled in the historical record.
Jane Raffan asks do clothes make the portrait, and can the same work with a new title fetch a better price?
Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.
Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.
Australian character on the market by Jane Raffan.
Joanna Gilmour describes how colonial portraitists found the perfect market among social status seeking Sydneysiders.
Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.
Dempsey’s People curator David Hansen chronicles a research tale replete with serendipity, adventure and Tasmanian tigers.
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
Curator, Penny Grist, reveals how this exhibition came to be
Sarah Engledow looks at three decades of Nicholas Harding's portraiture.
