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True Stories

The story behind the creation of the portrait of Helen Garner by Jenny Sages.

A Meeting of Great Minds

The story behind Rick Amor's portrait of Professor Peter Doherty.

3 Mordants, 2011

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Mordant Family 2013
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

The Haigh family, c. 1996

Gift of the Haigh family 2005

Thousand mile stare

John Elliott talks about his photographic portrait practice, including his iconic image of Slim Dusty arm-in-arm with Dame Edna Everage.

Respite (Simon Yates – acrobat), 2019

Liam Nunan and Guy Simon

Darling Prize finalist Liam Nunan and actor Guy Simon discuss the portrait, their friendship and the intensity of the acting life.

In Conversation

Darling Portrait Prize finalist Liam Nunan and actor Guy Simon discuss their portrait, their friendship and the intensity of the acting life.

Simon Harsent

I like to think I'm an artist who uses photography as my medium, but I work commercially as a photographer and it's my full time occupation so I guess that defines me as a photographer or maybe a commercial artist?

Three lemons for Simon

Simon, Docklands, 2018

Finalist interviews

Interviews with NPPP 2013 finalists Melanie Faith Dove, Simon Harsent, Ahmad Sabra, Sharon Zwi, Katherine Bennett, Krystal Seigerman, Arianne McNaught, Janet Tavener, Louise Whelan, Myles Nelson and Heather Corrigan.

Margaret Seares, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018

Post-show blues, 2019

NPPP 2013 learning resource

Exploring select works from the NPPP 2012. For secondary students.