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King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Leah King-Smith
Contributing artists
Born: 1957, Gympie, QLD
Works: Brisbane
King Edward Terrace
Behind the street name
Visiting the gallery
King Edward Terrace was named in honour of King Edward VII (1841-1910)
Charles, 2015
by Amiel Courtin-Wilson
General content
Winner, DPA 2016
Bringing down a kingdom
Lust
The king and the showgirl
Extraordinary airmen make aviation history
Passion
Charles is my wingman
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)
9 September 2022
Media
The National Portrait Gallery is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Throughout her 70-year reign, Her Majesty represented graciousness, humanity and stability during times of enormous social change.
The Lambert
Beards
Barbering manuals of the turn of the century might describe this style as a ‘Van Dyck’, named after the Dutch painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) who is known to have adopted this look.
Location
Plan your visit
We’re on King Edward Terrace in front of the High Court and next to the National Gallery of Australia. We are open every day of the year from 10am to 5pm, except 25 December.
The Mosh Pit
General content
More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.
Rod McNicol
Winner, National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012
General content
Rod McNicol on photographing Jack Charles.
Temporary road closures
Sunday 13 April 2025
Location
Road closures for the Canberra Marathon will block vehicle access to our building and carpark on Sunday 13 April until 3:00pm.
Ron Mueck
More about In the flesh artists
Ron Mueck grew up in Melbourne and began a career in puppetry and special-effects based in the US and then London. In the mid-1990s Charles Saatchi commissioned four major works including Dead dad, which were exhibited in Saatchi’s exhibition ‘Sensation’ at the Royal Academy, London and which travelled to Berlin and Brooklyn.
Parking
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Parking is available in our underground car park every day of the week. Fees apply.
The Winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 is...
2 December 2016
Archived media releases 2016
The winner of the Digital Portraiture Award 2016 has been announced. Congratulations to Amiel Courtin-Wilson for his submission titled Charles.
Contributing artists
General content
Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
Visiting the gallery
How to get here
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Maps and public transport information for your visit.