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2007

Policies and plans

Policies and plans that direct the Gallery's work

2002

Executive

National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering leads the executive team.

Andrew Gaze, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by Trent Birkett 2018

Message from the director

It is our pleasure to launch the National Portrait Gallery’s second Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP).

Public interest disclosure

A whistleblower protection scheme for federal public sector employees, contractors and employees of contractors who report wrongdoing within the Commonwealth public sector.

Matthew Abbott

An interview with the photographer.

Anna Meares, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018

EL1 ICT Manager

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the occupant of this position acts with autonomy and self-reliance, responsible for the smooth operation of the Gallery’s information and communications technology operations. A capacity to manage ICT related projects, analyse business problems and provide sound solutions through innovative techniques within a public administration framework is an essential part of this role.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023

We encourage you to look, to feel, to think, to question and most importantly, to identify and connect.

The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize

Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Arianne McNaught

An interview with the photographer.

Seduce, Amuse, Entertain

Michael Desmond, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2007 Prize.

Faces of war

Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.