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CommBank Matildas Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin, Teagan Micah, Clare Hunt, artist Angela Tiatia and National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering.
CommBank Matildas Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin, Teagan Micah, Clare Hunt, artist Angela Tiatia and National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering.
CommBank Matildas Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin, Teagan Micah, Clare Hunt, artist Angela Tiatia and National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering.
CommBank Matildas Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin, Teagan Micah, Clare Hunt, artist Angela Tiatia and National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering.

National Portrait Gallery commissions major new video portrait of the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad

3 June 2025

CommBank Matildas players Clare Hunt, Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin and Teagan Micah joined National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering today to announce a major new video portrait of all 23 players from the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Final Squad.
Costa Georgiadis and Director Bree Pickering at the announcement of The People’s Portrait.
Costa Georgiadis and Director Bree Pickering at the announcement of The People’s Portrait.
Costa Georgiadis and Director Bree Pickering at the announcement of The People’s Portrait.
Costa Georgiadis and Director Bree Pickering at the announcement of The People’s Portrait.

Costa Georgiadis wins the National Portrait Gallery’s People’s Portrait

5 March 2025

In 2024, the National Portrait Gallery took the extraordinary step of inviting the Australian public to choose the subject of its next commission. Twenty-five years after the Gallery’s first commission – the iconic Nick Cave by Howard Arkley – and nearly 90 commissions later, the people of Australia were invited to make their voice heard. Who did the public most want to see represented in their National Portrait Gallery?
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover

The Immersive World of Thom Roberts

12 April – 20 July 2025

The first solo exhibition for this multidisciplinary, contemporary Australian artist, The Immersive World of Thom Roberts opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 12 April.

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Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen
Portrait of Li Cunxin, 2017–2018 (detail) by Jun Chen

20/20

Celebrating twenty years with twenty new portrait commissions

Previous exhibition, 2018

20/20 showcases the dynamic suite of new portraits commissioned to celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s 20th year. Leaders and individualists invited by the Gallery were matched with unique artists to create distinctive contemporary portraits.
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