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Big Draw 2012 photos

Photos from around the gallery on the day of the Big Draw.

Drawn In

Draw while listening to I Progetti Chamber Choir as they perform a range of songs from the Renaissance through to the 21st century.

Drawn in

Draw while listening to members of contemporary jazz ensemble, Bella Groove, as they perform a variety of music from catchy rhythms to thought‑provoking ballads.

Solitude, 2006

William, 2015

Jinx Nolan

Jinx Nolan (b. 1941), artist, is the daughter of writer Cynthia Reed and the adopted daughter of Sidney Nolan, whom Reed married in 1948.

1 portrait in the collection

Judy, 2012

The In Between, 2019

John Brack x Noel McKenna

John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror brings together the work of two influential Australian artists.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022

Let’s look closely at the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022 together! For students and family groups.

Guy in his studio

Jeff Fenech

Jeff Fenech (born May 28, 1964) in Sydney, Australia, is a former boxer, to whom many Australians refer to as the greatest boxing champion to ever come out of that country-continent.

2 portraits in the collection

Marty's living room

National Youth Self Portrait Prize

An annual event, the National Youth Self Portrait Prize seeks to encourage young people to embrace self portraiture and its expressive possibilities.

A bond of friendship

Australia's major abstract painter Yvonne Audette discusses her portrait of sculptor Robert Kippel.

Drawing power

The National Portrait Gallery joins the Big Draw, a program dedicated to promoting drawing as a tool for thought, creativity, social and cultural engagement.