A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Mary Anne Egan (also Marianne or Marian, née Cheers, 1818–1857), was born in Sydney, the daughter of ex-convicts.
1 portrait in the collection
Open Air is an exhibition of portraits of Australians in environments of particular significance to them.
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.
Ensconced and meditative in crisp Tasmania, Joanna Gilmour pays tribute to passionate green advocate and photographer Olegas Truchanas.
The Darling Prize is a new annual prize for Australian portrait painters, painting Australian sitters. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.
Sarah Engledow reflects on the shared life and writing of Dorothy Porter and Andrea Goldsmith.
Images for media use will be available from 8 March 2018.
Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Bednall, Jillian Broadbent AO, John Kaldor AO and Naomi Milgrom AO 2018
Commissioned with funds provided by Jillian Broadbent AO and Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018.
'I have just been to my dressing case to take a peep at you.
First Ladies profiles women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years.
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
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.
Dr Sarah Engledow discusses Quentin Jones's photograph of Australian author Tim Winton.
