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Michael Desmond explores the life of ballerina Irina Baranova through the portrait by Australian artist Jenny Sages.
Michael Desmond investigates the street art of Shepard Fairey, who was catapulted to fame during the 2008 presidential election with his resonant image of Barack Obama.
Joanna Gilmour discusses the role of the carte de visite in portraiture’s democratisation, and its harnessing by Victoria, the world’s first media monarch.
Michelle Fracaro examines the life of World War II nurse Margaret Anderson, whose portrait by Napier Waller is in the NPG collection.
Projecting the splendour of the empire, and the resolve of its subjects, the bust of William Birdwood keeps a stiff upper lip in the National Portrait Gallery.
Dr. Sarah Engledow tells the story of Australia's first Federal statistician, Sir George Knibbs.
Commissioned with funds provided by Dr Helen Nugent AO 2018
Joanna Gilmour presents John Kay’s portraits of a more infamous side of Edinburgh.
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?
Angus Trumble gazes at the once bright star of photographer Ruth Hollick.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
The exhibition Australians in Hollywood celebrated the achievements of Australians in the highly competitive American film industry.
Louis-Claude Desaulses de Freycinet (1779–1842), hydrographer and cartographer, sailed with Nicolas Baudin on the Expédition aux terres australes, a journey of discovery, commissioned by Napoléon, to the unknown southern coast of New Holland.
1 portrait in the collection
Long after the portraitist became indifferent to her, and died, a beguiling portrait hung over its subject.
Australian Galleries Director Stuart Purves tells the story of two portraits by John Brack.
The National Portrait Gallery joins the Big Draw, a program dedicated to promoting drawing as a tool for thought, creativity, social and cultural engagement.