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People's Choice Award announcement
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We are delighted to announce the winner of the $10,000 People's Choice Award for the inaugural Darling Portrait Prize is David Darcy for his painting of farmer and environmentalist Wendy Bowman.
A non-material and non-physical portrait
Lecture, 21 May 2011
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Inner Worlds features the recently commissioned portrait of world-renowned philosopher of consciousness David Chalmers by Melbourne-based artist Nick Mourtzakis.
The People’s Choice Awards
16 June 2020
Archived media releases 2020
The votes have been counted, and the winners of the National Portrait Gallery’s People’s Choice Awards for the Prize exhibitions are...
Harold David Takes out the People’s Choice Award for this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize
8 June 2018
Archived media releases 2018
The votes are in and the National Portrait Gallery is pleased to announce The Honourable Bob Hawke savouring a strawberry milkshake by Harold David is the people’s choice for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018.
David McAllister to join National Portrait Gallery collection
26 April 2016
Archived media releases 2016
Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister AM will join the Portrait Gallery’s national collection in a newly-commissioned portrait taken by illustrious Australian photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan.
What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018
by Jacqui Stockdale
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Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
American dream leads to tragic end
Devotion
Young love lost, treasured
Jessica Mauboy, 2018
by David Rosetzky
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Commissioned with funds provided by Sony Music Entertainment Australia 2018
Ivan Gaal
Vox pops
I know David, whom I used to work with 40 years ago, when he got his HIV/AIDS.
David Cossini
Vox pops
Godfrey's amazing man. I've known him for four years now. He has a very tough story.
Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer
Passion
Creative kin
Listen: Mysterious eyes
Arthur Boyd portraits from 1945
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An open house, recollections of my early life: extracts from the reminiscences of David Boyd.
Art Handler's Award 2023
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The Art Handlers' Award for 2023 went to Ugandan Ssebabi, 2022 by David Cossini.
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The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize
16 June 2023
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Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Troppo Architects
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The studios of Troppo Architects are located away from Australia’s major urban centres.