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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Virtual Highlight Tour

For Our Elders

Tuesday 4 July 2023
12:30 – 1:00pm AEST
Live online
Jacob Nash
Jacob Nash. Photograph: Sydney Festival

Bookings essential - free

This free program will be delivered using Zoom.

Join 2022 and 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist Jacob Nash as he discusses portraiture through the lens of this year’s NAIDOC theme, For Our Elders.

Jacob Nash is a descendant of the Daly River people west of Darwin, and has spent the last 20 years living, working and creating in Sydney on Eora Country. After graduating from the NIDA Design Course in 2005, in 2010 he designed the set for of earth & sky for Bangarra and received a Green Room Award for Best Design in Dance. He was appointed Artist-in-Residence at Bangarra the following year; and then Bangarra Head of Design through February 2023.

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