Tag Archives: National Portrait Gallery

Portrait23: Identity

28 March 2023 | Art Almanac

'Portrait23: Identity' redefines portraiture by inviting twenty-three artists and collectives to create portraits without constraints or boundaries, exposing new approaches to the genre across a range of mediums....

WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture

20 November 2022 | Art Almanac

Merging the traditional and unconventional, 'WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture' explores who we are and how we view others – historically, today and into the future....

WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture

25 March 2022 | Art Almanac

Revealing the artistic synergies and contrasts between the two institutions’ collections, this co-curated exhibition considers portraiture in Australia across time and media....

Shakespeare to Winehouse: Icons from the National Portrait Gallery London

12 March 2022 | Art Almanac

Think Mandela, Malala, Churchill, Diana, Bowie, Sheeran, Westwood and more! And iconic artists like Warhol, Hockney, Emin, van Dyck, Rubens and Freud....

Joel B. Pratley wins ‘Living Memory’: National Photographic Portrait Prize 2021

30 July 2021 | Art Almanac

Sydney photographer Joel B. Pratley's photo of a lone farmer immersed in a dust storm in drought-stricken Australia has won the 2021 National Photographic Portrait Prize....

Australian Love Stories

9 November 2020 | Art Almanac

‘Australian Love Stories’ brings a unique and timely digital experience for visitors to explore the universal theme of love. Delve into an enticing array of tales of the heart, featuring famous figures from Australia’s National Portrait Gallery....

2020 NPPP and Darling Portrait Prize People’s Choice Awards

17 June 2020 | Art Almanac

The online votes have been counted, and the winners of the National Portrait Gallery’s 2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize and Darling Portrait Prize People’s Choice Awards have been announced....

Shirley Purdie: Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe

27 May 2020 | Art Almanac

In Ngalim-Ngalimbooroo Ngagenybe, Shirley Purdie pays homage to the women in her family, representing herself through collective knowledge, culture and values....

2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize winner announced

16 March 2020 | Art Almanac

The 2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize judges admired the winning portrait's 'majesty and power' in its a depiction of Sydney whole-fish chef Josh Niland deftly handling a dolphinfish....

Who won the inaugural $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize? Find out here…

9 March 2020 | Art Almanac

The Darling Portrait Prize is a new national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring L Gordon Darling AC CMG, who was instrumental in establishing the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. ...

The ‘Darling Portrait Prize’ & ‘National Photographic Portrait Prize’ finalists

5 February 2020 | Art Almanac

‘Darling Portrait Prize’ is one of Australia’s most prestigious awards for portraiture, while the ‘National Photographic Portrait Prize’ presents a platform for amateur, hobby and professional portrait photographers....

Women in Vogue: Celebrating 60 years in Australia

29 October 2019 | Art Almanac

‘Women in Vogue’ celebrates 60 years as well as the role the magazine has played in the lives of Australian women since its first publication in 1959....