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Darren McDonald
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The wild balancing act of McDonald’s home décor (is that there as a joke? where do I actually sit down? is this ironic or what? what a lovely photo of Darren and Robin in Europe!) is reflected in his own personality.
Self, titled, 2013
by Stella Rosa McDonald
General content
Finalist, MDPA 2013
Drawing workshop: Focus on the face with Nicholas Harding
27th February 2021
Recorded virtual programs
Join us from wherever you are for an intimate, online drawing workshop with British-Australian artist Nicholas Harding.
2015-17 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
From 2015 to 2017 the Acquisition Fund was focussed on Reg Richardson AM by Mitch Cairns, a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2014, and a great example of minimalist portraiture.
Hong Fu
Vox pops
My subject, he is a writer. He is a big name, very famous writer, Alex Miller, age 85.
Unplanned arrival leads to blissful adoration
Nearest & Dearest
A mother’s ‘in-loveness’
A deep, abiding love affair
Devotion
Frames for his life’s love
Not your average teacher’s pet!
It's Complicated
Love versus art
Eileen, 2017
by Sue Healey
General content
Finalist, DPA 2017
Single channel HD digital video
Robin Eley
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Robin Eley studied Fine Arts at Westmont College, USA and began his career as a professional illustrator. Eley was a finalist in the Eutick Memorial Still Life Prize in 2010 and his work was Highly Commended in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize in 2010 and 2011.
Pets of all types take over the National Portrait Gallery
3 November 2016
Archived media releases 2016
It is not every day that a national gallery turns its walls over to the animal companions that bring unconditional love and joy to their owners but this summer we have opened the doors to 15 contemporary artists with very different ways of depicting our furry, feathered and scaled pets.
Michael Peck
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Born in Melbourne in 1977, Michael Peck has a Bachelor of Fine Art (honours) (Painting) from Monash University. He has exhibited as a solo artist since 1998, when he won the National Gallery of Victoria’s Trustees Award.
Abdul Abdullah
Artists and Collectives
Abdul Abdullah, a multi-disciplinary artist identifying as a Muslim and with both Malay/Indonesian and convict/settler Australian heritage, explores concepts of the ‘other’ in his highly distinctive practice based on Gadigal Country.
Designing the ideal marriage
Devotion
Deep foundations, shared vision
Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award media information
28 August 2013
Archived media releases 2013
The National Portrait Gallery recently announced the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2013.
Natasha Bieniek
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Born in Melbourne, Natasha Bieniek began her formal artistic training at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002. Bieniek’s When the music’s over (2006) won the Nino Sanciolo Art Prize, a painting scholarship to study at the Accademia d’Arte in Florence, where she learnt the ancient technique of egg tempera.