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The look and the feel

Editor Stephen Phillips looks at the finalists' photographs through a judge's lens.

Leah King-Smith

Born: 1957, Gympie, QLD
Works: Brisbane

Bangarra brothers: songman, storyteller, dancer

Creative kin

Ben Roberts-Smith, 2018

Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project

Extraordinary airmen make aviation history

Charles is my wingman

Icons Syndicate

Finalists announced for National Photographic Portrait Prize

The National Portrait Gallery would like to congratulate the forty finalists for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019.

Contributing artists

Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.

2021 Annual Appeal

In 2021 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Peter Brew-Bevan's portraits of athletes Turia Pitt, Leisel Jones OAM and Ellie Cole OAM.

Anthony Anderton

An interview with the photographer.

National Portrait Gallery takes out top gong in MAPDA awards

The National Portrait Gallery is thrilled to be named the winner of the Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards in the category of exhibition major catalogue level B, for our publication So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history.

Arts Project Australia

Arts Project Australia is a creative social enterprise based in Naarm/Melbourne that supports neurodiverse artists, promoting their work and advocating for inclusion within contemporary arts practice.

Inside Heide’s lives

Happiness to heartache

Matthew Abbott

An interview with the photographer.

2012-13 Acquisition Fund

The Circle of Friends Acquisition Fund for 2012 was dedicated to purchasing a portrait of David Malouf by Rick Amor.

Donors