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In profile
Polly Borland
Magazine article by Oliver Giles, 2023
Polly Borland talks to Oliver Giles about the celebrity portraits that made her name and why she’s now making more abstract art.
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Magazine
Kim Leutwyler on her portraits of the LGBTQIA+ community, Oliver Giles chats to Polly Borland, Gunggandji artist Simone Arnol, and Andrew Quilty's new book.
The man behind the art
Magazine article by Giles Auty, 2002
Giles Auty introduces British painter John Wonnacott who will talk at the National Portrait Gallery on 2 November 2002.
No Laughing Matter
Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2002
The biographical exhibition of Barry Humphries was the first display of its kind at the National Portrait Gallery.
The mind's eye
Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2017
Christopher Chapman takes a trip through the doors of perception, arriving at the junction of surrealism and psychoanalysis.
Costantini's convictions
Magazine article by Joanna Gilmour, 2017
Jo Gilmour uncovers endearing authenticity in the art of a twice-transported Tasmanian.
Money for Myth
Magazine article by Jane Raffan, 2015
Australian character on the market by Jane Raffan.
The numbers man
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2011
Dr. Sarah Engledow tells the story of Australia's first Federal statistician, Sir George Knibbs.
Love my way
Magazine article by Inga Walton, 2022
Inga Walton delves into the bohemian group of artists and writers who used each other as muses and transformed British culture.