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Headspace 5

Crystal Gazing

Crystal Gazing: Headspace V, the fifth in the National Portrait Gallery's program of secondary student portrait exhibitions, invites students from Canberra and the surrounding regions to explore the possibilities of portraiture

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Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Tree – Mankind – Links II, 2004 by Maximiliano Alcazar-Stevens
Tree – Mankind – Links II, 2004 by Maximiliano Alcazar-Stevens
Building My World, 2004 by Claire Sutton
Building My World, 2004 by Claire Sutton
I See, 2004 by Gene Anthony Nichols
I See, 2004 by Gene Anthony Nichols
Hypnotized, 2004 by Ray Lichtenberg
Hypnotized, 2004 by Ray Lichtenberg
Two Sides of the Coin, 2004 by Toby McFadden
Two Sides of the Coin, 2004 by Toby McFadden
Changing, 2004 by Alexa Peggie
Changing, 2004 by Alexa Peggie
Untitled, 2004 by Jacqui McKenzie
Untitled, 2004 by Jacqui McKenzie
Surreal on Stage, 2004 by Sarah Hansen
Surreal on Stage, 2004 by Sarah Hansen
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Checkered Past, 2003 by Alex Epoff
Checkered Past, 2003 by Alex Epoff
Checkered Past, 2003 by Alex Epoff
Checkered Past, 2003 by Alex Epoff

Headspace 4

Facing Memory

Previous exhibition, 2003

Facing Memory: Headspace 4 provides us with valuable insights into the thoughts, creative processes and art-making practices of secondary students from Year 7 to Year 12 from sixty-two schools in the Australian Capital Territory, regional New South Wales and Victoria
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody
Losing Faith, 2004 by Alexandra Cody

Time is precious

Magazine article by David Sequeira, 2004

Headspace5: Crystal Gazing highlighted the diversity of materials and techniques that young people use for self expression. David Sequeira presents a personal view of three works in the exhibition.
Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye
Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye
Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye
Battye Blue, 2005 by Phoenix Battye

Headspace 6

Who Am I?

Previous exhibition, 2005

The sixth in the National Portrait Gallery’s series of student exhibitions, will feature 200 portrait artworks, both two and three-dimensional, from secondary school students from across Australia
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