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English artist Benjamin Duterrau took up the cause of the Indigenous peoples of Tasmania with his detailed and sympathetic renderings.
June Oscar AO lauds three iconic Aboriginal figures in the Portrait Gallery collection who have inspired and influenced her.
Inga Walton sheds light on a portraiture collection usually only seen by students and teachers at Melbourne University.
Portraits of philanthropists in the collection honour their contributions to Australia and acknowledge their support of the National Portrait Gallery.
Michael Desmond discusses Fred Williams' portraits of friends, artist Clifton Pugh, David Aspden and writer Stephen Murray-Smith, and the stylistic connections between his portraits and landscapes.
Pushpamala N. was born in 1956 in Bangalore. Her early training was in sculpture, but as her practice progressed she brought an early enthusiasm for narrative figuration into her photographic work.
At the end of a summer break one is tempted to say that there is nothing much to report. Isn’t one restful holiday very much like another?
Nici Cumpston immerses herself in the collective vision of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020.
Penelope Grist, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2020 Prize.
An extensive selection of portraits by John Brack were on display at the National Portrait Gallery in late 2007.
Penelope Grist charts an immersive path through Stuart Spence’s photography.
Angus Trumble salutes the glorious portraiture of Sir Thomas Lawrence.
A design diary retrospective.
Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.
Jude Rae contemplates the portrait commission.
John Zubrzycki meets Australian paint pioneer Jim Cobb.