Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Headspace showcases portrait art produced by secondary students from Year 7 to Year 12 in Government, Catholic and Independent schools in Canberra and its surrounding regions extending to Wollongong, Deniliquin, Leeton, Crookwell, Bombala, Narooma and Albury
Eric McIllree (1914-1973) was the founder, chairman and managing director of the Australian arm of Avis Rent-A-Car, and for twelve years the owner and developer of Dunk Island.
1 portrait in the collection
Penelope Grist speaks to Robert McFarlane about shooting for the stars.
The Australian of the Year Awards have often provoked controversy about who is selected and whether their achievements are remarkable.
A moving portrait of Cate Blanchett unfolds as an inspired pairing of medium and subject.
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
Christopher Chapman examines the battle of glamour vs. grunge which played out in the fashion and advertising of the 1990s.
In its second year at the National Portrait Gallery, and for the first time touring to other venues, the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 continues to present surprising perspectives on the nature of contemporary portrait photography.
Joanna Gilmour explores the extraordinary life of Australian female aviator Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE
Barry York charts the course from childhood request to autographed celebrity portrait anthology.
A new painting by Jiawei Shen captures the vision and resolve of the Gallery's founder, L. Gordon Darling AC CMG.
Peter Jeffrey trips the hound nostalgic.
Lecture by Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London, given at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra on 28 April 2006.
