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Costa (it's not ours it's us), 2025

Commissioned with funds provided by lead donor, Tim Bednall, and the support of Hayley Baillie and James Baillie, Charles Curran AC, Marilyn Darling AC, Liz Dibbs, Peter James, Katrina Savage and Chris Savage, and Kim Williams AM

Portrait of Minika, 2013

Portrait of Zachary

Spring Family Day

Celebrate the unveiling of our new portrait of landscape architect, environmental educator and TV host Costa Georgiadis!

Costa Georgiadis wins the National Portrait Gallery’s People’s Portrait

In 2024, the National Portrait Gallery took the extraordinary step of inviting the Australian public to choose the subject of its next commission. Twenty-five years after the Gallery’s first commission – the iconic Nick Cave by Howard Arkley – and nearly 90 commissions later, the people of Australia were invited to make their voice heard. Who did the public most want to see represented in their National Portrait Gallery?

Portrait Play

Explore Rob McHaffie’s portrait of Costa up close during Spring Family Day. Join Gallery staff on an interactive family tour to learn more about the portrait through playful movement, conversation and artmaking.

Plant swap: bring a plant, take a plant!

Whether you’re a seasoned plant parent or just starting your indoor jungle, this is your chance to green up your home.

The Migrant, 2017

Lew Hoad, 1954

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2003

Artist interviews

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.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.