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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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James Heath

James Heath commenced an apprenticeship with an engraver named Joseph Collyer at the age of fourteen.

2 portraits in the collection

Professor Leslie Wilkinson

Professor Leslie Wilkinson

Professor Leslie Wilkinson

Professor Leslie Wilkinson, 1970

Anthony Browell

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999

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Dora Byrne

Dora was the fourth child of Doretta and Stuart Alexander, her father the owner of a farming property near Albury, New South Wales.

1 portrait in the collection

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II, c. 1661-1662 Sir Peter Lely

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and King James II

Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves

Portrait of Tam Purves, 1958

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 2012

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson AO

Mel Gibson (b. 1956), actor, was born in New York state, the sixth of eleven children of a railroad brakeman and an Australian opera singer.

1 portrait in the collection

Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier AM (b. 1949), painter, studied at the National Art School from 1967 to 1969.

4 portraits in the collection

Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces)

Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces)

Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces)

Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces), 2000-2010

Portrait, mixed media on cardboard

Gift of the artist 2023

Portrait of Jill Neville

Jill Neville

Jill Neville (1932–1997), writer and critic, grew up in Sydney and attended a Blue Mountains boarding school.

1 portrait in the collection

Dr Hugh Kingsley Ward

Hugh Kingsley Ward

Hugh Kingsley Ward MC (1887-1972), bacteriologist, was educated at Sydney Grammar and the University of Sydney before being awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 1911 and proceeding to Oxford.

1 portrait in the collection

Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier, 1995

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Charlie, 2017 by Lee Grant

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018

Previous exhibition, 2018

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby, c. 2000

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2004

Richard N (sitting on green chair backwards, 2 faces)

Richard Nicoll

Richard Nicoll (1977‒2016), fashion designer, was born in London but spent much of his childhood in Perth.

1 portrait in the collection

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march

Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address) at 'The National Land Rights Action' march, 1982

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2021. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

James Morrison with flugelhorn

James Morrison with flugelhorn

James Morrison with flugelhorn

James Morrison with flugelhorn, 1994

Portrait, oil and hand-stitching on canvas

Purchased 1999. Courtesy of the Corrigan family and Stuart Purves.

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