© National Portrait Gallery 2026
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
22 August – 11 October 2026
See the exhibition of this year’s 30 finalists alongside a retrospective marking nearly two decades of the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
On view from 26 September
See Ronnie van Hout’s new portrait of the best-selling children's author and visit Brainstorm: Inside the mind of Andy Griffiths where you will find books and weird and wonderful treasures that inspire his hilarious books.
On show now
The Gallery’s newest collection exhibition is a playful display of more than 100 portraits spanning the 1930s to today and featuring painting, photography and mixed-media.
Until 29 March 2027
Congratulations to 17-year-oldd Jasmine Lancaster Merton who won season 2 of Portrait Artist of the Year. See Jasmine’s portrait of actor, singer and children’s entertainer Justine Clarke at the Gallery now and catch the series on ABC iview.
New acquisitions, gems of the collection and exciting exhibitions, check out what’s on view now to plan your visit.