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Renata Pari-Lewis and Jess Hill
Vox pops
It's really strange to see myself portrayed like that, because when you have those private moments it's only you having that private moment to yourself.
One Millionth Visitor to Portrait Gallery Touring Program
13 November 2017
Archived media releases 2017
The National Portrait Gallery is delighted to announce the Gallery’s Touring Exhibitions Program has welcomed its one millionth visitor.
Shirley Purdie
Contributing artists
Born: 1947, Gilbun – Mabel Downs Station, WA
Works: Warmun, WA
Richard Tognetti #1510, 2018
by Louise Hearman
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Peter Weiss AO 2018
A charming prospect
Nearest & Dearest
Family fortunes
A life shared
Devotion
Wartime romance
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.
All the world's a stage
General content
Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe
Storytelling
General content
The fourth row of paintings interweave Ngarranggarni, memories, relationships and Country.
2013-14 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
This 1910 portrait of Elizabeth Sarah (Lillie) Roberts by Tom Roberts was brought into the Gallery's collection with the assistance of the Acquisition Fund in 2013.
2012-13 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.
2014-15 Acquisition Fund
Annual Appeal
Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.
Ngarranggarni
General content
The third row of paintings come from Ngarranggarni (Dreaming).
Announcing.... In their own words
24 November 2020
Archived media releases 2020
Inspiring Australians tell their own stories in a unique new gallery audio tour, developed in collaboration with the National Library of Australia.
L. Gordon Darling AC CMG
31 August 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The Chairman, Board, Director and all the Staff of the National Portrait Gallery mourn the loss of our Founding Patron, who died peacefully in Melbourne this morning. He was 94.
Nikhil Chopra
by Rattanamol Johal
Artist essays
Nikhil Chopra was born in 1974, in Calcutta. His first degree was in commerce, but in 1997 he took up fine art studies, eventually gaining a Masters in Fine Art from Ohio State University, United States.