This marks the first major survey exhibition in a public institution for Yankunytjatjara artist (and filmmaker) Kaylene Whiskey (b.1976)....
Kaylene Whiskey: Super Kaylene Whiskey
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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025
The works in the National Photographic Portrait Prize provide a powerful visual record of the year, reflecting a particular time in Australian culture, both socially and artistically....
In Bloom
Discover how flowers have long been used in art to express emotion and convey messages of personal, cultural and religious significance....
The Immersive World of Thom Roberts
Showcasing over one hundred works and Thom Roberts' decade-long career to date, the exhibition features animation, installation and paintings, alongside major new work....
Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London
Spanning the 16th century to the present day, this exhibition explores the enduring legacy of writers across the ages, including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, William Blake and more....
Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams
This exhibition considers how colonial artworks are contextualised within cultural institutions and asks us to question stories within the archives of history....
Carol Jerrems: Portraits
This exhibition showcases more than 140 photographs, from Carol Jerrems’ lesser-known early work to the now iconic Vale Street, 1975. Tahney Fosdike speaks to curator Isobel Parker Philip....
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024
Thirty-four finalist works provide a powerful visual record of the year, reflecting a particular time in Australian culture, both socially and artistically....
Amos Gebhardt, National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024 winner
Works by thirty-four selected finalists provide a powerful visual record of the year, reflecting a particular time in Australian culture, both socially and artistically....
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023
The National Photographic Portrait Prize celebrates the power of photographic portraits to communicate something beyond the appearance of their subjects....
Shea Kirk wins the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize
The winning work, 'Ruby (left view)', is a portrait of Emma Armstrong-Porter and half of a stereoscopic pair from Kirk's ongoing series Vantages....
David Cossini, winner of the National Portrait Prize Handlers’ Award 2023
“There is assurance in the composition, in the figures of Godfrey and the turkey and in the joyful palette of colours."...