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A weekend at Edie's, 2016 by Kristyn Jones

A weekend at Edie's, 2016

by Kristyn Jones
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The Salway family, 2020 Dion Georgopoulos

The Salway family

Dion Georgopoulos
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Fatima, 2016 by Anu Kumar

Fatima, 2016

by Anu Kumar
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Kuei - The Sea of Gazelles - South Sudan to Oz, 2016 by Kellie Maree Leczinska

Kuei - The Sea of Gazelles - South Sudan to Oz, 2016

by Kellie Maree Leczinska
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Fostin outside his mum's, Kings Park, Melbourne, 2015 by Nicola Dracoulis

Fostin outside his mum's, Kings Park, Melbourne, 2015

by Nicola Dracoulis
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Dave, 2022 Jay Hynes

Dave

Jay Hynes
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Breast cancer, age 37, 2021 Cat Leedon

Breast cancer, age 37

Cat Leedon
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Weight of the Mind's Periapt, 2021 Jane Allan

Weight of the Mind's Periapt

Jane Allan
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Divine, 2014 by Hugh Peachey

Divine, 2014

by Hugh Peachey
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Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake: Ella Havelka, Beijing, 2015 Lisa Tomasetti

Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake: Ella Havelka, Beijing

Lisa Tomasetti
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Gurkirat, 2009 by Rod McNicol

Gurkirat, 2009

by Rod McNicol
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Troye Sivan, 2018 by James Brickwood

Troye Sivan, 2018

by James Brickwood
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Blek Bala MJ, 2017 by Timothy Hillier, video: 6 minutes

Blek Bala MJ, 2017

by Timothy Hillier
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Finalist, DPA 2017
Single channel HD digital video

All that fall

Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War
Previous exhibition, 2015

Focussing on the wide-ranging theme of loss and absence, this exhibition provides a moving ‘portrait’ of loss during the First World War on the Australian home front. Powerful symbolic images, including contemporary works, evoke the emotional intensity of loss. All that fall: Sacrifice, life and loss in the First World War is the National Portrait Gallery’s contribution to the Anzac Centenary.

Self portrait

Arthur Boyd’s Mysterious Eyes

6 May 2016
Archived media releases 2016

The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a focus exhibition of captivating portraits by renowned artist Arthur Boyd, titled Mysterious eyes: Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945.

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