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Artist Floor Talks

National Photographic Portrait Prize and Darling Portrait Prize

Saturday 22 June 2024
10:30am – 12:00pm AEST
Wayne Quilliam with his NPPP2022 winning portrait Silent Strength
Wayne Quilliam with his NPPP2022 winning portrait Silent Strength

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On the opening day of the Darling Portrait Prize and the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024, we invite you to join us for a series of artist floor talks with finalists from each prize.

You’ll hear directly from Darling Portrait Prize finalists Mitch Cairns, Técha Noble and Nena Salobir before photographers Amos Gebhardt, Tace Stevens and Wani Toaishara discuss their works in the National Photographic Portrait Prize. The floor talks will also feature introductions from exhibition curators, Dr Emma Kindred and Magda Keaney.

You can also watch this event online on Instagram Live by following us at @PortraitAU

Self portrait, 2024 Mitch Cairns
Lyndal, 2024 Técha Noble
Self portrait on washcloth, 2024 Nena Salobir
Alexis with moon, 2024 Amos Gebhardt
We Were Just Little Boys, 2023 Tace Stevens
witness, 2023 wani toaishara
1 Self portrait, 2024 Mitch Cairns. © The artist. 2 Lyndal, 2024 Técha Noble. © The artist. 3 Self portrait on washcloth, 2024 Nena Salobir. © The artist. 4 Alexis with moon, 2024 Amos Gebhardt. 5 We Were Just Little Boys, 2023 Tace Stevens. 6 witness, 2023 wani toaishara.
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