Joanna Gilmour explores the life and art of the Australian artist Janet Dawson.
Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.
This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of self-portraits in Australia, from the colonial period to the present