Christopher Chapman reveals the intersection of iconoclastic Japanese figures Yukio Mishima and Tamotsu Yato.
Joanna Gilmour on Tom Durkin playing with Melbourne's manhood.
Joanna Gilmour reveals love’s more intense manifestations in the tale of Lord Kenelm and Venetia Digby.
Susi Muddiman delights in Michael Zavros’ stunning portrait of the honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO.
Bess Norriss Tait created miniature watercolour portraits full of character and life.
Sarah Engledow is seduced by the portraits and the connections between the artists and their subjects in the exhibition Impressions: Painting light and life.
Ashleigh Wadman rediscovers the Australian characters represented with a kindly touch by the British portrait artist Leslie Ward for the society magazine Vanity Fair.
Emanuel Solomon gave shelter to the Sisters of St Joseph upon the excommunication of St Mary MacKillop.
Charles Haddon Chambers the Australian-born playboy playwright settled permanently in London in 1880 but never lost his Australian stance when satirising the English.
'Artist and actors, advancing spasmodically, find their rhythm together' writes Sarah Engledow.
In their own words lead researcher Louise Maher on the novel project that lets the Gallery’s portraits speak for themselves.
The tragic tale of Tom Wills, the ‘inventor’ of Australian Rules Football.
Marian Anderson’s glorious voice thrust her into stardom, and a more reluctant role as American civil rights pioneer.
The London-born son of an American painter, Augustus Earle ended up in Australia by accident in January 1825.
Scott Redford discusses his dynamic portrait commission of motorcycling champion and 2008 Young Australian of the Year Casey Stoner.
