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Awesome Achievers

Stories from Australians of the Year

Celebrate and be inspired by talent, passion and achievement – and triumph over adversity. This exhibition features major portraits drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection and supplemented with works from private and institutional sources.

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Lowitja O'Donoghue
Lowitja O'Donoghue, 2006 Robert Hannaford AM. © Commonwealth of Australia
Untitled (preparatory study for sculpture of Dr John Yu)
Untitled (preparatory study for sculpture of Dr John Yu), 2003 Ah Xian. © Ah Xian
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes), 2014 Alan Jones. © Alan Jones/Copyright Agency, 2024
Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill
Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill, 2005 Ian Jennings. © Ian Jennings
Pat McGorry
Pat McGorry, 2009 (printed 2010) Dave Tacon. © Dave Tacon/Copyright Agency, 2024
John Farnham
John Farnham, 1996 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Alan Bond
Alan Bond Joe Greenberg. © Estate of Joe Greenberg