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Elizabeth, 2019 Anthea da Silva

Elizabeth, 2019

Anthea da Silva
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Darling Portrait Prize winner announcement video: 10 minutes

Winner announcement

“Dancing feet and wild hair...”
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We are delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize is Anthea da Silva with her painting of contemporary dancer Dr Elizabeth Cameron-Dalman OAM.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth

Elizabeth, 2019

Anthea da Silva
Portrait, charcoal and oil on canvas

Gift of the artist 2020

Elizabeth

Darling Portrait Prize 2020

Previous exhibition, 2020

The Darling Prize is a new biennial prize for Australian portrait painters, painting Australian sitters. The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

Untag Me!, 2013

by Nara Peek Silva
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Finalist, MDPA 2013

Wendy Bowman, 2019 David Darcy

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...

Alexis with moon, 2024 Amos Gebhardt

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024

Previous exhibition, 2024

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024 celebrates established and emerging artistic talent from across the country.

Elizabeth

The National Portrait Prizes

29 January 2020
Archived media releases 2020

The National Portrait Gallery today announced finalists for the inaugural Darling Portrait Prize, a national new $75,000 prize for Australian portrait painting, and released selected images from the final prize pool for the popular National Photography Portrait Prize.

William Nuttall with horses in field, 2023 Noel McKenna

Winner announcements

National Photographic Portrait Prize and Darling Portrait Prize
Prizes and awards

Noel McKenna has won the 2024 Darling Portrait Prize and Amos Gebhardt has won the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024.

Our only concern is the void, 2013 by Nik Lee, video: 12 minutes

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award media information

28 August 2013
Archived media releases 2013

The National Portrait Gallery recently announced the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2013.

Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham)
Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham)
Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham)

Untitled #21/09 (after Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham), 2009

Ross Watson
Portrait, oil on board

Gift of the artist 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Alexis with moon, 2024 Amos Gebhardt

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024

Learning resources

Let’s take a look at the National Photographic Portrait Prize for 2024!

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