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Selfhood transcended

Anne Sanders and Christopher Chapman bring passionate characterisation to Express Yourself, the Portrait Gallery collection exhibition celebrating iconoclastic Australians.

Reflections

All that fall: Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War exhibition co-curators Dr Anne Sanders and Dr Christopher Chapman reflect on the evolution of the Gallery’s Anzac Centenary exhibition.

The Hon. Alex Chernov AC KC, 2019

Gift of twenty members of the Victorian Bar 2020

Lady Barkly, 1863

Purchased 2014

Sarah and Ann Jacob, c. 1866

Purchased 2018

Hall of Mirrors

Hall of Mirrors: Anne Zahalka Portraits 1987-2007 explores the thread of portraiture through the artist's prolific career, now spanning more than 20 years.

Marilyn Darling

Marilyn Darling talks about the creation of her portrait, and the photographic process.

Anne

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II

The Brontë Sisters (Anne Brontë; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë)

Anne Tait

Now & then

Photographed 60 years apart, these portraits trace the lives and love story of Penelope Seidler AM and Harry Seidler OBE.

Icons and Identities

It’s often thought that foremost among portraiture’s many functions is the documentation of individuals who are celebrated and familiar, or who best exemplify the temper and identity of a certain place at a certain time.

Exhibition essays

Featuring contributions from Pat Jalland, Raimond Gaita, Lee Grant, Christopher Chapman, and Anne Sanders.

John Sumner, 1984

Gift of Professor David Phillips 2023