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Californian clinch in the ‘Australian’ outback
Lust
Long-term love scene
National Portrait Gallery Director announced
20 December 2013
Archived media releases 2013
The National Portrait Gallery welcomes Angus Trumble
2020 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
In 2020 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Sally Robinson's remarkable portrait of author Tim Winton.
Australian Love Stories
4 January 2021
Archived media releases 2021
A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Harriet Schwarzrock: spaces between movement and stillness
10 February 2021
Archived media releases 2021
To celebrate the new exhibition Australian Love Stories, renowned Australian glass artist Harriet Schwarzrock has been commissioned to make a large-scale installation reflecting on the role the heart plays as our emotional centre.
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Inner Worlds and psychoanalysis
Lecture, 4 June 2011
General content
Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.
Faces of war
Lecture, 14 May 2011
General content
Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.