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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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Australian Portrait, 2006 by David Helsham

Australian Portrait, 2006

by David Helsham

Beau & Leon, 2014 by David Rosendale

Beau & Leon, 2014

by David Rosendale

Puddled state, 2008 by David Wills

Puddled state, 2008

Wendy Bowman, 2019 David Darcy

Wendy Bowman, 2019

Thirty Three Weeks, 2013 by David Roberts

Thirty Three Weeks, 2013

by David Roberts

Levi Miller on the set of "Red Dog: True Blue", 2015 by David Darcy

Levi Miller on the set of "Red Dog: True Blue", 2015

People's Choice Award announcement

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We are delighted to announce the winner of the $10,000 People's Choice Award for the inaugural Darling Portrait Prize is David Darcy for his painting of farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman.

Shane Balcomb aka. Sasha Trajik-Mole, drag queen, 2011 by David Kelly

Shane Balcomb aka. Sasha Trajik-Mole, drag queen, 2011

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus

Self portrait, Cyprus, 1953

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2001

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait)

Portrait of an Artist (Self portrait), 1944

Portrait, oil on canvas board

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Bookmakers at race meeting, England

Bookmakers at race meeting, England

Bookmakers at race meeting, England

Bookmakers at race meeting, England, c. 1954 (printed 2000)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Copeman, gardener, Great Yarmouth by John Dempsey

Dempsey's people

A folio of British street portraits 1824–1844

Previous exhibition, 2017

Dempsey’s people: a folio of British street portraits 1824–1844 is the first exhibition to showcase the compelling watercolour images of English street people made by the itinerant English painter John Dempsey throughout the first half of the nineteenth century.

Racegoers, Melbourne Cup

Racegoers, Melbourne Cup

Racegoers, Melbourne Cup

Racegoers, Melbourne Cup, 1991 (printed 2000)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.

Semi self portrait, Hunter Valley

Semi self portrait, Hunter Valley

Semi self portrait, Hunter Valley

Semi self portrait, Hunter Valley, 1992 (printed 2000)

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait

Self portrait, 1976 (printed 2005)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005

Video still from Dream Job, 2011 by David M Thomas

My dream job

Magazine article by David Thomas AM, 2012

Artist David M Thomas lists some of the ideas and influences behind his video portraits.

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