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The exhibition begins with Barry's childhood in Camberwell, Melbourne and chronicles his days as a struggling actor in Australia and England, his creation of characters including Barry McKenzie, Dame Edna Everage, Sandy Stone and Sir Les Patterson
Little Darlings is for primary and secondary students, with four separate categories across Kindergarten to Year 12. Responding to the theme ‘Me and my place’, students painted, drew, photographed, printed or combined all of these to make their portrait.
Gift of L Gordon Darling AC CMG and Marilyn Darling AC 1998. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 2003
Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.
Graham Kennedy AO (1934-2005), entertainer, began his career in Melbourne radio in 1949.
2 portraits in the collection
Want to read and hear about a portrait without having to lean in?
Hugh Jackman AC (b. 1968) is the ultimate triple threat – actor, singer and dancer.
1 portrait in the collection
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.
Lee Tulloch remembers her great friend NIDA-trained actor turned photographer Stuart Campbell.
Animated is the National Portrait Gallery's first online exhibition.
Lewis Morley has a great eye for a shot and a sharp ear for a pun
Purchased 2015
National Portrait Gallery Chair Penny Fowler announced today that NPG Director Karen Quinlan will leave the Gallery in September to take up a new position as Chief Executive Officer of Arts Centre Melbourne.
To celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s twentieth anniversary as an institution, twenty portraits of outstanding Australian individuals have been commissioned for the permanent collection. This is the largest undertaking for the Gallery’s commissioning program in its twenty-year existence.
Anne Sanders imbibes Tony Bilson’s gastronomic revolution.