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Polices and plans that direct the Gallery's work
Executive
Our team
National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering leads the executive team.
Andrew Gaze, 2018
by George Fetting
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by Trent Birkett 2018
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.
Donors
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Honour board
Message from the director
Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023–25
It is our pleasure to launch the National Portrait Gallery’s second Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP).
Public interest disclosure
Public information
A whistleblower protection scheme for federal public sector employees, contractors and employees of contractors who report wrongdoing within the Commonwealth public sector.
Matthew Abbott
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Anna Meares, 2018
by Narelle Autio
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by King & Wood Mallesons 2018
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023
Learning resources
We encourage you to look, to feel, to think, to question and most importantly, to identify and connect.
The 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize
16 June 2023
Media
Shea Kirk’s portrait of friend and fellow-artist Emma Armstrong-Porter has won the 2023 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Arianne McNaught
NPPP 2012 learning resource
An interview with the photographer.
Seduce, Amuse, Entertain
NPPP 2007 exhibition essay
General content
Michael Desmond, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2007 Prize.
Faces of war
Lecture, 14 May 2011
General content
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.
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