Michael Wardell samples the fare in the University of Queensland National Self-portrait Prize.
George Selth Coppin (1819-1906) comedian, impresario and entrepreneur, was a driving force of the early Australian theatre.
Joanna Gilmour explores the life of a colonial portrait artist, writer and rogue Thomas Griffiths Wainewright.
Angus Trumble reveals the complex technical mastery behind a striking recent acquisition, Henry Bone’s enamel portrait of William Manning.
Robyn Sweaney's quiet Violet obsession.
An exploration of national identity in the Canadian context drawn from the symposium Face to Face at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
Christopher Chapman absorbs the gentle touch of Don Bachardy’s portraiture.
Inga Walton traces the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou, revealed in the NGV’s summer retrospective.
Dr Christopher Chapman describes the experimental exhibition Portraits + Architecture
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2014 Prize.
The Rajah Quilt’s narrative promptings are as intriguing as the textile is intricate.
Frank Hurley's celebrated images document the heroism and minutiae of Australian exploration in Antarctica.
Anne Sanders imbibes Tony Bilson’s gastronomic revolution.
Sarah Engledow picks some favourites from a decade of the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
The complex connections between four creative Australians; Patrick White, Sidney Nolan, Robert Helpmann and Peter Sculthorpe.
Fiona Gruber investigates the work of Australian painter Kristin Headlam.
