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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt

Glenn Murcutt, 2006

Anthony Browell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Rosemary and Robert Walsh 2006

Albert and Vincent, 2014 Vincent Namatjira OAM

Albert and Vincent

Vincent Namatjira OAM

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Amanda King

Amanda King is a Sydney-based visual artist and producer and director of film documentaries.

1 portrait in the collection

Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks

In the Flesh

15 October 2014

Archived media releases 2014

Press releases and image downloads for media.

Divide, 2011 by Sam Jinks

In the flesh

Previous exhibition, 2014

In the flesh is an enthralling and immersive experience of contemporary art that confronts the concept of humanness and the experiences of consciousness and emotion. Featuring ten Australian artists including Jan Nelson, Patricia Piccinini, Ron Mueck and Michael Peck, the exhibition explores themes of intimacy, empathy, transience, transition, vulnerability, alienation, restlessness, reflection, mortality and acceptance.

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp, 1980

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Purchased 2003

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little OAM

Australian entertainer Jeanne Little OAM (1938–2020) was known for her over-the-top personality and flamboyant outfits, greeting everyone with her catchphrase 'Daaahling'.

1 portrait in the collection

Kenneth Gillespie

Sir Kenneth Gillespie

Sir Kenneth Gillespie (1929–2010), dancer, teacher and founder of the Tasmanian Ballet, left his native Launceston at age sixteen to join the Borovansky Ballet in Melbourne.

1 portrait in the collection

Rose, 2011 by Natasha Bieniek

Restlessness

More about In the flesh

Natasha Bieniek Most of Bieniek’s subjects are reclining, but none are resting – they have in the artist’s words a ‘melancholia, restlessness and uneasiness'.

Paul Kelly

Face the Music

Previous exhibition, 2005

Australia has become recognised for the range and talent of its musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities in general associated with the music industry

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little

Jeanne Little, 1994 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Purchased 2021

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp, c. 1974

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Kenneth Gillespie

Kenneth Gillespie

Kenneth Gillespie

Kenneth Gillespie, 2005

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph, selenium toned on paper

Purchased 2015

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp

Martin Sharp (1942-2013), printmaker, painter, cartoonist, designer, songwriter and film-maker, is one of Australia's foremost pop artists.

7 portraits in the collection

Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath AM

Glenn McGrath AM (b. 1970), philanthropist and former Test cricketer, is one of international cricket's greatest ever fast bowlers.

1 portrait in the collection

Dichotomia, Barry Otto

Dichotomia, Barry Otto

Dichotomia, Barry Otto

Dichotomia, Barry Otto, 2008

Peter Brew-Bevan

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2010

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