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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Gaye Chapman
Gaye Chapman
Gaye Chapman
Greg Weight

Gaye Chapman, 2003

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Self portrait
Self portrait
Self portrait
Evelyn Chapman

Self portrait, 1911

Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of Pamela Thalben-Ball 2007

Andrew Hay of Chapman Hay
Andrew Hay of Chapman Hay
Andrew Hay of Chapman Hay
Joe Greenberg

Andrew Hay of Chapman Hay,

Portrait, watercolour, coloured pencil, crayon, fibre-tipped pen and gouache on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001

Admiral Bligh
Admiral Bligh
Admiral Bligh
John Chapman

Admiral Bligh, 1801

Portrait, stipple engraving on paper

Purchased 2010

George Barrington
George Barrington
George Barrington
John Chapman

George Barrington, 1820

Portrait, engraving on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010

Self portrait

Evelyn Chapman

Biography

Evelyn Chapman studied with Dattilo Rubbo in Sydney and travelled overseas to paint in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon.

1 portrait in the collection

image not online

John Chapman

Biography

Little is known of John Chapman, who engraved fine allegorical subjects after the designs of J Smith and Richard Corbould and worked closely with Thomas Macklin on his Shakespeare series.

2 portraits in the collection

image not online

Dr Christopher Chapman

Biography

After almost 12 years, Dr Christopher Chapman departed as Senior Curator in 2019.

Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Witzel Studios

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
an unknown artist

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1917-1919

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Follow curator Chris Chapman on Instagram

General content

Dr. Chris Chapman's Instagram account is inspiration for the exhibition Tough & Tender.

King Barak, last of the Yarra Tribe, 1899

Barak, respected elder

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009

Dr Christopher Chapman looks at the life of Wurundjeri elder William Barak through the portrait painted by Victor de Pury in 1899.

Michelle Simmons

Three ways to look at a photograph

NPPP 2019 exhibition essay
General content

Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2019 Prize.

by Scott Bycroft Zareth, 2009

NPPP 2010 exhibition essay

General content

Dr Christopher Chapman, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2010 Prize.

Christos Tsiolkas

Intense identity

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2009

Dr Chistopher Chapman discusses the portrait of Australian author Christos Tsiolkas taken by John Tsiavis.

Creator versus character - Chris Lilley

How to be a boy

Magazine article by Dr Christopher Chapman, 2011

Christopher Chapman profiles Chris Lilley, actor and creator of Angry Boys.

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