
The EL2 Chief Financial Officer provides strategic financial leadership, administration, and stewardship for the National Portrait Gallery, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of financial management, reporting, and compliance.



Designed for babies and toddlers aged 0–4 and their carers, Playgroup programs offer a gentle introduction to creative play. Children can explore sensory play, tummy time experiences and creative hands-on making activities at their own pace.

Looking for an inspiring and creative way to enrich your holiday program? Bring your holiday care group to the National Portrait Gallery for a memorable experience! Available Monday to Friday during ACT school holidays.

We've taken a look at how we can make the Circle of Friends more accessible and rewarding.

Explore how artists use light and shadow to emphasise the sitter and communicate meaning.

Discover the way artists reflect identity through portraiture.

Consider the significance of place when telling someone’s story.

Explore how process becomes part of a portrait’s story.

Discover how artists use photography to explore their imagination.

This resource is designed to help secondary teachers create learning experiences that engage students with the artists, sitters, themes and stories of the exhibition.

To celebrate the remarkable photography and thank the community of artists, supporters and visitors who have cherished this prize over the years, the Gallery has curated a retrospective alongside the 2026 finalists' exhibition.

For parents and playgroups with children 0 to 4 years - connect, play and create together.


Explore how process becomes part of a portrait’s story.