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Rennie Ellis: Aussies All is a celebration of the life and work of the late Australian photographer Rennie Ellis.
The Australian public was invited in 2008 to vote for their favourite Australian. After the votes were tallied an exhibition of the top-ten Popular Australians and the top-twenty unsung heroes was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery.
Edward Hammond Hargraves (1816–1891), adventurer and speculator, claimed credit for the discovery of payable goldfields in New South Wales.
1 portrait in the collection
The exhibition will include works of art from the NPG Canberra's permanent collection with some inward loans and aims to highlight the achievements of notable Australians.
The Australian of the Year Awards have often provoked controversy about who is selected and whether their achievements are remarkable.
Paul Kelly & The Portraits presents a multifaceted image of the performer over the course of his career.
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.
Sam Bowker examines Paula Dawson's Mirror, Mirror - a holographic portrait of Graeme Murphy.
In his speech launching the new National Portrait Gallery building on 3 December 2008, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd set the Gallery in a national and historical context.
John Zubrzycki lauds the characters of the Australian escapology trade.
Aircraft designer, pilot and entrepreneur, Sir Lawrence Wackett rejoins friends and colleagues on the walls of the National Portrait Gallery.
Commissioned with funds provided by Westpac Group and Optus 2018
The considered matching of artist to subject has produced an amazing collection of unique and original works in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery
Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.
Magda Keaney explores the symbolism in eX de Medici's portrait of Midnight Oil.
Sarah Engledow arrives at the junction of fate and hope in Sarah Ball’s poignant Immigrants series.