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In this ten-part series on Australian portraits, Angus Trumble and Fiona Gruber hold a wide-ranging, thought-provoking and often unexpected face-off with history and culture.
Angus Trumble
12 October 2022
Media
Members of the Board, Foundation and staff of the National Portrait Gallery are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Angus Trumble.
Statement from Mr Angus Trumble
30 April 2015
Archived media releases 2015
Today, Mr Angus Trumble, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, expanded on his reasons for removing the photographic portrait of Indonesian President Joko Widodo from exhibition.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2015
17 March 2015
Archived media releases 2015
National Portrait Gallery Director Angus Trumble invites media to the announcement of the winner and exhibition preview for the 2015 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Trumbology
Angus Trumble
Angus' blog posts from 2015–2018
Museum Dance Off 2016
Angus Trumble
Angus stars in the Gallery's 2016 entry to the international Museum Dance Off.
Backstage on the way to the top
Passion
Living for the moment
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017
14 March 2017
Archived media releases 2017
Save the date: National Portrait Gallery Director Angus Trumble invites media to the announcement of the winner and exhibition preview for the 2017 National Photographic Portrait Prize on 31 March.
National Portrait Gallery Director's tenure ends in triumph
30 November 2018
Archived media releases 2018
National Portrait Gallery Director Angus Trumble is ending his five-year tenure with a flourish, after announcing that Gallery publication Dempsey’s People: A Folio of British Street Portraits 1824-1844 has been awarded the 2018 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History.
Grow the Portrait Gallery of Australia
9 June 2016
Archived media releases 2016
The Portrait Gallery is calling for contributions to support in the acquisition of superb portraits for the national collection.
New partnership with Stripy Sock
5 July 2016
Archived media releases 2016
We have a new partnership with Canberra-based leading mobile application development consultancy, Stripy Sock.
National Portrait Gallery Director announced
20 December 2013
Archived media releases 2013
The National Portrait Gallery welcomes Angus Trumble
Rugby great unveiled
1 December 2014
Archived media releases 2014
A new portrait commission of Australian Rugby great, Ken Catchpole OAM by Gary Grealy will be officially unveiled on 3 December.
Oz Rock
Gettin’ robbed, gettin’ stoned, gettin’ beat up, broken boned
General content
Two of the music industry’s highest-selling performers originated in suburban Australia. The Bee Gees started out in Brisbane, for instance, and AC/DC played their first gigs at a nightclub in inner Sydney.
Richard Walley OAM honoured in new Portrait Gallery commission
2 September 2015
Archived media releases 2015
A new commissioned portrait funded by the Gallery’s Foundation will be launched at Murdoch University in Perth tonight, Wednesday 2 September.
Portrait 50 hits the shelves
1 September 2015
Archived media releases 2015
With contributions from Julia Gillard, Fiona Gruber, and Dr Karl James, the National Portrait Gallery’s 50th edition of Portrait has something for everyone.