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Hedda Morrison, 1941 (printed 2004)

Gift of the artist 2004

Lindy Morrison

Musician Lindy Morrison on starting out as a drummer, and Jenny Watson's portraits of The Go-Betweens.

Lindy Morrison

Recorded 2021

Empowerment, 2013

James Morrison with flugelhorn, 1994

Purchased 1999. Courtesy of the Corrigan family and Stuart Purves.

Music for the Soul, 2006

Lindy (No. 2 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

David Morrison, 2016

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981

Purchased 2002

Face the music

Drawn from the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Face the Music explores the remarkable talents and achievements of Australian musicians, composers, conductors and celebrities associated with the music industry.

In Conversation

Lindy Morrison has played in her share of bands over the years. From jazz to pop to punk, she’s been an ever-present force in Australian music.

Prime minister, 2018

Panel discussion

A dynamic panel discussion that interrogates some of the themes revealed in Living Memory.

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1917-1919

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

Sylvia Breamer, c. 1920

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2017

New Chair of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Board

The Morrison Government has appointed Mrs Penny Fowler as Chair of the Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (NPGA) for a 3 year term, commencing on 1 January 2022.

Immediately, there was a crackle

A meeting of minds

Honour board

The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges and thanks all its supporters.

Australia's Creative Diaspora

Paris based Australian photographer and filmmaker Nathalie Latham has an ongoing interest in the creative achievements of other Australian artists living in various locations around the globe.

Sketch for portrait of Tom Uren, 1972

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Tom Uren's family 2017
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

2014-15 Acquisition Fund

Kristin Headlam's portrait of Chris Wallace-Crabbe was acquired with the support of the Circle of Friends in 2014.

Fred Hollows, 1993

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 1999
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

2022 Annual Appeal

In 2022 the Annual Appeal was focussed on Mayatjara by Robert Fielding, a series of 24 photographs of Elders of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara community.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2020

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.

Paper, boy

Peter Wilmoth’s boy-journalist toolkit for antagonising an Australian political giant.

Annual Appeal

Portrait Donors

The silent partner

One half of the team that was Eltham Films left scarcely a trace in the written historical record, but survives in a vivid portrait.

Great Scots

Diana O’Neil samples the tartan treats on offer in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Everybody, look serious

Dr Sarah Engledow, National Photographic Portrait Prize judge and curator, introduces the 2014 Prize.