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Paul, Bankstown, 2016
by Lyndal Irons
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Meagan Pelham, 2017
by Lyndal Irons
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Lyndal
Técha Noble
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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018
8 March 2018
Archived media releases 2018
Images for media use will be available from 8 March 2018.
Kate Fitzpatrick, 1983
William Yang
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Purchased 2003
The Huxleys
Biography
Will Huxley grew up in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, and Garrett Huxley was raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
3 portraits in the collection
Garrett Huxley
Biography
Garrett Huxley (b. 1973) was born in Melbourne and raised on the Gold Coast.
3 portraits in the collection
Will Huxley
Biography
Will Huxley (b. 1982) was born in Bath, England, emigrating with his family at the age of seven to grow up in the suburbs of Perth.
3 portraits in the collection
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018
Previous exhibition, 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.
Darling Portrait Prize 2024
Previous exhibition, 2024
The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG.
Risky business
Magazine article by John Zubrzycki, 2016
John Zubrzycki lauds the characters of the Australian escapology trade.
Goods and chattels
About Face article
I have been reading systematically through the ads in the earliest issues of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, such a rich vein of information about certain aspects of daily life in Regency Sydney.
The more things change...
NPPP 2017 exhibition essay
General content
Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2017 Prize.
Rethinking foundational histories
Magazine article by Kate Fullagar, 2019
A focus on Indigenous-European relationships underpins Facing New Worlds. By Kate Fullagar.