Come on a journey behind the scenes, into the woods and reaching for the stars with Penny Grist Curator, Exhibitions.
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Shop Talk
Magazine article by Stephen Phillips, 2016Angus and the arbiters talk (photo) shop for the National Photographic Portrait Prize.




Starstruck
Australian Movie Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2017Striking, beautiful portraiture comes out of the most thoroughly documented creative process there is – filmmaking. In a ground-breaking collaboration the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive invite you into this captivating realm between real and fictional worlds.




In the flesh
Previous exhibition, 2014In the flesh is an enthralling and immersive experience of contemporary art that confronts the concept of humanness and the experiences of consciousness and emotion. Featuring ten Australian artists including Jan Nelson, Patricia Piccinini, Ron Mueck and Michael Peck, the exhibition explores themes of intimacy, empathy, transience, transition, vulnerability, alienation, restlessness, reflection, mortality and acceptance.