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Collection display galleries
Exhibition open every day
The collection display includes a wide selection of portraits that tell extraordinary stories of encounter, exploration, independence, individuality and achievement in Australia.
Mayatjara by Robert Fielding
In Gallery One
Exhibition closes 15 January
The series captures Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Traditional Owners and custodians, respected and significant leaders, advocates and artists within the communities of the APY Lands.
WHO ARE YOU
Australian portraiture
Exhibition closes 29 January
Featuring 130 works across painting, film, photography, screen printing, sculpture, and then some – it explores our inner worlds, outer selves, intimacy, isolation, celebrity and more.
Time and Line
In Gallery Seven
Exhibition closes 19 February
Encompassing the 1820s to the 2020s, Time and Line showcases the depth and extent of our drawing collection.
The work of art
In Galleries Eight and Nine
Exhibition closes 23 May
It takes a village to raise a creative! Get an insight into the often-unseen work and supporters needed for the arts to thrive. The work of art documents the creative process, evoke states of creativity and inspiration, and shows us clues about the subject’s own work from the way artists portray them.