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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.

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The Payne family

The Payne family

The Payne family

The Payne family, 1888-1889

Portrait, albumen photograph on cabinet card

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of John McPhee 2018

Barry Humphries and Lizzie Spender

Barry Humphries and Lizzie Spender

Barry Humphries and Lizzie Spender

Barry Humphries and Lizzie Spender, 1994

Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Gift of the artist 2003. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Portrait of Joshua Payne Esq.

Joshua Payne

Joshua Payne (1810–1889), engraver and die-sinker, arrived in Adelaide around 1849 and was soon after employed by the Adelaide Assay Office.

1 portrait in the collection

The Singer, 2012 by Richard Payne

The Singer, 2012

by Richard Payne

Portrait of Joshua Payne Esq.

Portrait of Joshua Payne Esq.

Portrait of Joshua Payne Esq.

Portrait of Joshua Payne Esq., 1840

Portrait, watercolour and gouache on ivory in leather bound case

Purchased 2009

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

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Fiona McMonagle

Fiona McMonagle, an Irish-born, Melbourne-based artist, grew up in an outer suburb of Melbourne and completed a qualification in visual arts at RMIT before progressing to the Victorian College of the Arts.

1 portrait in the collection

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths, 2002 (printed 2004)

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh (b. 1962), actor, completed an economics degree at the Australian National University before gaining a place at NIDA on his second attempt.

2 portraits in the collection

Ellyse Perry

Ellyse Perry

Ellyse Perry

Ellyse Perry, 2016

Fiona McMonagle

Portrait, watercolour, ink and gouache on paper

Purchased 2017

John Farnham

Glossy - Faces Magazines Now

Previous exhibition, 1999

Magazines are the portrait galleries of the 90s... Glossy is about magazines. The exhibition presents the work of eight photographers, Australian by birth or long-term residency, who are producing portraits for publication in magazines around the world.

Cate Blanchett

Australians in Hollywood

Previous exhibition, 2003

Although perceived to be a recent phenomenon, the 'Aussie invasion' of Hollywood can actually be traced as far back as the early 1900s

William Charles Wentworth -The Australian Patriot

The Wentworths – Hidden in Plain Sight

Magazine article by Dr Grace Blakeley-Carroll, 2015

Grace Carroll on the gendered world of the Wentworths.

Elle Macpherson

Australian Visit

Previous exhibition, 2006

The exhibition will include works of art from the NPG Canberra's permanent collection with some inward loans and aims to highlight the achievements of notable Australians.

John Monash

Lauded legacy

Magazine article by Karl James, 2015

Karl James gives short shrift to doubts about the profile of General Sir John Monash.

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