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The black coat: Lily Brett, 1989

Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM and Brian Sherman AM 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Go Figure!

A vibrant expression of Chinese culture and reflection on contemporary portraiture, drawn from the Uli Sigg collection.

Supporters

Lan Wang, 2011

Purchased with funds provided by Dr Gene Sherman AM 2016

Jiawei Shen, 2011

Purchased with funds provided by Dr Gene Sherman AM 2016

Portrait 43

This issue features Cindy Sherman, Tim Storrier, Brett Whiteley and Patrick White, contemporary Chinese portraiture, Charles Blackman and more.

Grande dames

Eva Respini focuses on the ‘society portraits’ in MOMA’s Cindy Sherman retrospective.

Dr Anne Sanders

Dr Anne Sanders worked as the curatorial researcher at NPG begining in 2010.

Headspace 5

Crystal Gazing: Headspace V, the fifth in the National Portrait Gallery's program of secondary student portrait exhibitions, invites students from Canberra and the surrounding regions to explore the possibilities of portraiture

Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture

Exhibited simultaneously at the two locations, Go Figure! is drawn from the Sigg Collection, the largest and most significant collection of contemporary Chinese art anywhere in the world.

Hope for kindness

Sarah Engledow arrives at the junction of fate and hope in Sarah Ball’s poignant Immigrants series.

Fang Lijun

Born 1963, Handan, Hebei Province China. Lives and works in Beijing.

Brian Cadd, 1973

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005