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Joanna Gilmour explores the 1790 portrait of William Bligh by Robert Dodd.
An interview with the photographer.
Joanna Gilmour presents John Kay’s portraits of a more infamous side of Edinburgh.
Joanna Gilmour recounts the story of ill-fated sea voyages in the early stages of the Antipodean colony.
James Holloway describes the first portraits you encounter when entering the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Bringing eminent scientist Frank Fenner and artist Jude Rae together for the National Portrait Gallery commission was like matchmaking.
English artist Benjamin Duterrau took up the cause of the Indigenous peoples of Tasmania with his detailed and sympathetic renderings.
Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2009 Prize.
Angus Trumble salutes the glorious portraiture of Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Sarah Engledow plays wingman to Leila Jeffreys.
The Glossy 2 exhibition highlights the integral role magazine photography plays in illustrating and shaping our contemporary culture.
Peter Jeffrey trips the hound nostalgic.
Sarah Engledow on a foundational gallery figure who was quick on the draw.
Christopher Chapman immerses himself in Larry Clark’s field of vision.
How the National Portrait Gallery and its unique collection came to be
Penelope Grist unpacks photographs by David Parker, who captured the phenomenal emergence of the 1970s and 80s Melbourne music scene.