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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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Portrait Stories

Portrait Stories use video, multimedia and sound to present the stories of the artists and subjects in the National Portrait Gallery's collection. This series is produced with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC.

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Aunty Beryl by Dennis Golding

'I thrived and I'm still doing the job that I set out to do'

7 minutes

Aunty Beryl and Dennis Golding on cooking and the Redfern community.

Cathy Freeman by Kaylene Whiskey

'That power of unity was incredible'

3 minute 36 seconds

Cathy Freeman on Kaylene Whiskey's portrait capturing an historic moment at the Sydney Olympics.

Romance Was Born

'It feels how we imagined it'

4 minutes 55 seconds

Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales on forming Romance Was Born, and the inspiration behind their portrait by Samuel Hodge.

Noel McKenna

'Interiors can tell a lot about a person'

4 minutes 48 seconds

Noel McKenna on why he became an artist and his love of animals and interiors.

Tina Arena and Georges Antoni

'I just have to surrender'

6 minutes 20 seconds

Tina and Georges on creating the portrait, and seeing it for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery.

Costa Georgiadis and Rob McHaffie

'I love nature'

5 minutes

Costa and Rob on meeting for the first time and the creation of Costa (it's not ours it's us).
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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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