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Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nick Cave, 1994

Bleddyn Butcher

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Nick Enright

Nick Enright

Nick Enright

Nick Enright, n.d.

Stuart Campbell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Estate of Stuart Campbell 2012

Study for painting commission. David Chalmers Portrait Study 3

Study for painting commission. David Chalmers Portrait Study 3

Study for painting commission. David Chalmers Portrait Study 3

Study for painting commission. David Chalmers Portrait Study 3, 2010

Nick Mourtzakis

Portrait, pastel and graphite on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Commissioned 2011

David Chalmers

David Chalmers

David Chalmers

David Chalmers, 2011

Nick Mourtzakis

Portrait, oil on canvas

Commissioned 2011

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak

Study for a portrait of Alex Wodak, 2003

Nick Mourtzakis

Portrait, conté pencil and pastel on paper

Gift of Dr Jack Wodak 2006. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Sir Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz

Sir Bernard Katz, 1993 (printed 2003)

Portrait, bromide print on photographic paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004

Sir John Cornforth

Sir John Cornforth

Sir John Cornforth

Sir John Cornforth, 1993 (printed 2003)

Portrait, bromide print on photographic paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2004

Nick Farr-Jones

Nick Farr-Jones

Nick Farr-Jones

Nick Farr-Jones, 2019

James Brickwood

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Commissioned with funds from the Patrick Corrigan Portrait Commission Series 2019

David Chalmers

'Consciousness, iPhones and philosophical zombies'

Professor David Chalmers explains his interest in philosophy and introduces some of his theories on the conscious mind.

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party)

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party)

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party)

Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard (of The Birthday Party), 1983

Bleddyn Butcher

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave, 1998 (printed 2020)

Dominique Issermann

Portrait, inkjet print on Hanhnemühle paper

Purchased 2022

Nick Mourtzakis

A non-material and non-physical portrait

Lecture, 21 May 2011

General content

Inner Worlds features the recently commissioned portrait of world-renowned philosopher of consciousness David Chalmers by Melbourne-based artist Nick Mourtzakis.

Divide (Self portrait)

Dissections

Layered portraits from the collection

Previous exhibition, 2016

This display sets two impressive portraits from the collection into direct dialogue: Sam Jinks’ sculptural self portrait and Nick Mourtzakis’ painted portrait of David Chalmers, along with related maquette and sketches.Together they explore physical and psychological manifestations of the strata of self-hood.

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door, 1978

Michel Lawrence

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

Paul Hester

Paul Hester

Paul Hester

Paul Hester, 1987 (printed 2021)

Portrait, inkjet print on canvas

Gift of the artist 2021

Mark and Nick Seymour

Mark and Nick Seymour

Mark and Nick Seymour

Mark and Nick Seymour, 1997

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

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